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Posted 11/2/2013 3:37 PM (GMT 0)
My husband mike needs to put on weight. He is eating and still losing weight. Is there an enzyme deficiency associated with liver disease and hep c. Mike is end stage and is waiting to get "sick enough" to be put on the list. This would be a chance at a 2nd transplant. Thanks
Posted 11/2/2013 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
Ice cream helped me.
Posted 11/2/2013 5:12 PM (GMT 0)
Mike loved Milk Shakes. And he would drink an Ensure AND whatever meal he would eat...

The trick for Mike when he was so sick was to provide frequent bland meals...he hated anything that smelled or was highly seasoned. Plain chicken, plain veggies, rice, soups that were mild. He liked canned fruit. Jello (not the diet ones). So we got some calories in him. He couldn't digest salads.

Let us hear how this is going.

Hugs,
Mama Lama
Posted 11/2/2013 5:31 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks
Posted 11/2/2013 10:31 PM (GMT 0)
Arlene,

If you talk to the transplant coordinator, maybe they could set you up with a nutritionist. My brother was prescribed slow night tube feedings with a nasogastric or NG tube through the nose. So he ate his regular meals, but because of the muscle wasting he did the feedings as a supplement. This helped him to put some weight on.

The feedings are easy to do at home, and aside from the tube being a little annoying, it does work.

Hope you report back to let us know what did or didn't work.

All the best,
Mae
Posted 11/3/2013 12:15 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Mae I looked a few thing up too and we see the liver doctor on the 14th. I did not even think of that. That would definitely be a tough one for Mike. I have trouble trying to get him to drink ensure. I told him he needs to give a little. One of the things I found is that Mike may not be getting all the nutrients from his food, so I am going to ask about a prescription for special digestive enzymes. It hurts me to see him at 155 pounds, he was always around 200. I hate this disease. Thanks again everyone for your input.
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