High Calorie...Hopefully kind of healthy...

I too lost 25 pounds within a week during a flare 2 years ago. I haven't gained it back either and I have tried everthing. I am going through a flare right now and have lost a lil more weight. I feel like I look gross, but I can't keep any food i me. I weigh about 95 pounds right now. I totally understand what you're going through. I talked to my dr about this and he tells me to make sure I eat lots of carbs and protien. Also have you tried any drinks such as Ensure or Boost? They are good for us. They have lots of vitamins and protien and are supose to give you energy. Its worth a try.....It may be better than a shake too depending on how you handle dairy.

thanks. i've been living on Ensure for a week now...the chocolate is pretty ok, but they're only 250 calories...good to supplement i guess. i'm thinking i need to get 3000 or so calories in me to put some weight back on. someone on the Crohn's forum just told me about this powder...

http://www.axcan.com/scandishake_us.php?lang=1

looks like it's about 400 calories...660 with milk. now we're talking!

good luck putting your weight back on as well!!!!!!

I know its not the most healthy thing, but I gained all my weight back by drinking chocolate milk. Just one of the half gallon bottles has nearly nine hundred calories and even though my stomach wasn't feeling that well I really didn't have many problems drinking it in one sitting. Like I said, probably not too healthy because it was not reduced fat, but at least it has lots of protein. Plus, I only drank it for a couple months until I got back to a healthy weight.

Ensure and Boost have either corn syrup/solids or corn maltodextrin as primary ingredients...not very IBD freindly stuff. I too am on a quest for a weight gain powder that does not contain the above mentioned ingredients or fructose etc...I have not been succesful as of yet.

i'll give the carnation stuff a shot.
i got a large vanilla milkshake at baskin robbins today...
1200 calories!!!! nice! 27g protein
lots of fat, but right now i don't really care.

Just a thought.... Even if ya are not interested in tryin the spinach and sunflower seed diet for its potential to help... consider it for weight gain reasons? I'm just thinkin here.... but.. SPinach is full of all sorts of good things for the body. Sunflower seeds have long been known to have anti inflamitory properties. As well as being a small tastey source of high fat, calorie food. ALso high in mag is other nuts. They will also help put on weight... as well as adding mag and protein to your diet. Seems to me like a fairly healthy addition to any diet as well as a weight gain diet. Plus it has the added benefit of possibly seriously helpin with your UC. If you have to gain weight and eat high calorie food... ya might as well make it a healthy food. plus one with added other potential benefits.

Bbc - what about this? http://www.nextag.com/NATURADE-Weight-Gain-Powder-561232739/prices-html

Avocadoes are a healthy, high-calorie food that helped me when I was flaring and had lost about 25 pounds. Also, peanut butter and sunflower butter "lollipops" -- I ate spoonfuls right out of the container as snacks. Triscuits with butter are pretty good, too, or a slice of cheese. I also made smoothies in the morning from bananas, milk, cream-on-top yogurt (Brown Cow brand), and Carnation Instant Breakfast. If you're like I was, your appetite may have shrunk, so you might want to aim for frequent small meals.