when UC patients gain weight??

I used to eat tons of soy before i had UC, soymilk, soy yogurt, tofu, fake meat etc. Now I cant eat any at all, my gut just wont tolerate it. i do still eat soy sauce on food sometimes, but other than that no soy at all. I actually had to start eating fish after being vegan for over 10 years to get some protein cuz i cant really tolerate beans anymore either. Does your husband like salmon? it has tons of omega 3 oils and calories and is yummy!

Maybe he could try rice milk if he's craving a milk-type product? Soy Dream has a pretty yummy vanilla flavored rice milk. Is he eating any carbs? Low-fiber pastas or rice might sit well with him and add some more calories into his diet. Peanut butter, scrambled eggs and bananas all sit pretty well with me and add more calories when I'm flaring. There are also drink supplements like Ensure that can add lots of calories. Some people don't tolerate them well because of all the sugars though.

I agree with quincy that the Rowasa enemas are a good thing to ask for from his doctor. Also ask about increasing his Asacol dosage before moving on to prednisone. I was first put on 6 Asacol a day, improved a lot, but was still having symptoms, so they increased it and later added the enemas, and I saw great improvement from that.

Hope your husband feels better soon.