Ensure

I haven't tried them, but there are predigested liquid meals. Princesa has posted about them before. I think they'd be better than ensure because ensure is really, really sweet. Overly sweet things make me fell icky even when I'm well.

Thank you!! I'll buy just a few to make sure they aren't too sweet for me, but honestly, Eva Lou, that is EXACTLY the answer I was looking for! Hopefully I will feel the same way about them. Right now I just need SOMETHING, you know?

Thanks again!

PS. I'll have to look up the posts on predigested meals, if only because I am fascinated that there is such a thing. Of course it sounds gross at first glance, but Im sure there's more to it. Haha.

My daughter lived on them for awhile. We bought the Chocolate with extra protein. She liked them alot. The generic stuff was icky, and Ensure won over Boost.
Goodluck

Hey broken_pipes. I'm a 24 year old guy with UC. I drink the cheap version of the ensure. The brand is "equate" and I think they're called "nutritional shakes." They're in the pharmacy type section at most places, right next to the ensure. They have a 250 calorie and a 350 calorie version. The 250 calorie one costs $6 bucks for a six-pack at walmart, and the 350 calorie six-pack costs $7. ---Is it okay to list that on here? I'm fairly new on here and have no real motivation to advertise for wal-mart... it's just where I shop sometimes. Just wanted to give the original poster an idea of the price.---

Anyways... I'm not flaring bad, but they're so easy to fit into a diet that I still add them here and there. They are easy on my colon and do give me energy. I drink the vanilla kind and like it. However, a lot of people don't. Definitely try them out though. When I flare badly I definitely use them to ease up on my insides while I try to recover.

If you have any other questions about them, I might be able to answer them for you... I have some in my fridge, and several packs in my cabinets to look at if need be.

Good Luck!

Zach

Dx with UC in 2003 -- left sided, moderate in severity
Medicines: 6mp 50-75mg/day, pentasa 250mg pills 4 x 4 a day.

I used ensure for a short while, when I was flaring badly and couldn't eat much when traveling. I liked the strawberry and vanilla flavors. I used to dilute the drinks with water as they're very sweet. However, I don't think it's a good idea to use ensure regularly because it's got a high sugar content and lots of artificial flavors and additives (such as carrageenan).

Thanks everyone. I bought the Ensure Plus (350 calories) strawberry and dark chocolate. I've tried both and they are very easy to get down, though the strawberry is quite sweet. They taste alot like slimfast. Which is funny to me because I'm drinking them to NOT lose weight. hahaha. I will definitely be aware of any adverse effects from them but so far, so good. I felt alot less shaky last night after drinking one. The lack of appetite/nausea/weight loss has got my body feeling like it's starving! Yet I only get hungry once in a while, and usually even then eating doesn't go over too well. So as long as there are no bad effects (ie: D-as if I can handle any more of that!!), I think they will be a real savior for now. I just cant wait for this flare to be over and get back to my normal eating habits. Oh, and my life. I enjoy nothing at the moment.