Why am I still loosing Weight??

First, you need to eat healthier fattening foods. French fries are loaded with sat fat and it is not very healthy for you. I found that peanut butter and cooking in olive oil helped me gain weight faster then the high sat fat diets anyway. Second, you can get the help of a nutritionist to find the proper foods to eat. Or you can go online and use the keywords 'Foods for healthy weight gain'.

I would suggest you get your thyroid checked because it might be in a bit of a hyper state....

What are all the supplements you're taking?

How often are you eating?

Do you exercise?

It took me many years to gain some weight...hang tough, once you're more stabilised regarding your UC, you should start to gain a bit.

quincy

Thank You all, I know it could be so many things but everytime somthing feels bad in me the hubby yells STRESS!! He knows nothing about UC. and I am new to it being my first real flar. CrazyColitis I am the same way sleep alot some days around the clock so the hubby says stress. Toast & Eggs & Sue i agee also the UC plus the combo of stress maybe? Quincy I do not take anything just my stress meds and rowasa. I have not exercised since my flare and did not really before then. I eat same as i always have a light meal in the AM. then a hearty dinner i was never one to be good with nutrition I have always just ate 2 meals the last of the day is a big one fills me up. I think that is why i started to gain years ago in the first place. Sue did you put the weight on was it a sighn you were no longer in Flare. The way things seem i should be coming out of it soon or almost there i THINK! LOL. How do you really know when you are? Thanks reveryone ! YankeeKat.

Yup that sounds like me LOL. I will ask my Doc. to do blood work but i don't even see him for almost 3 more weeks he is very busy i am lucky to get a return phone call GRRRRRR!!! I would like to get a full blood work done just for the hell of it i am 43 not 23 anymore if even just to check my over all healt with other things when you smoke and hit those 40's I will do it if he ever has time. It is odd how some doc's just wanna chit chat like mine and yours and never get down to what your there for Your Health !!! I have not had blood work done in about 6 years back when i felt like a youngin He He Thanks.
YankeeKat.

Hi Group!

I am currently going through the same weight loss, down 20 lbs in the past 3 months. 5 foot 2 and 110 lbs and losing weekly. Here is some advice from my nutritionist (also my sister). She's a Registered Dietician...


I absolutely see your concern, but let me assure you, you are in the best possible position you can be in with your IBD. yours is at the lower end of your large intestine, which is good because most of the vitamins and minerals are absorbed in the first part of your small intestine...right when it leaves your stomach. so i don't think you are malnourished. that's not to say that the large intestine doesn't absorb nutrients, because it does, but if a person is gonna have IBD, the best place is at the end of the large intestine. so in a nutshell, you are at an increased risk for malnutrition because of your IBD, but you are otherwise healthy and in physical condition to make up for things that you are lacking, whether it be calories, or vitamins... if you were 65 and a mess, you would probably be on a downward spiral-healthwise. this is why it's important for you to stay as healthy as you can, by exercising, eating right, and taking your medicines as directed (sounds like a commercial).

the remicaide is kind of like chemotherapy, so it is probably inhibiting your appetite more than you realize. and that and your other medicines could be inhibiting the absorption of some things, but the doctor would be able to tell by looking at your blood work. there is a protein called albumin that they check in the blood and it is a very clear indicator of malnutrition. because of your IBD, it would be normal for it to be decreased some, but the normal range is 3.5-5.0 gm/dL
some physical signs of malnutrition COULD be changes in hair color, pale eye membranes, redness and swelling of the mouth, swollen bleeding gums, purple tongue, decreased taste, slow wound healing... you might feel more tired than usual, weak...
like i said, you are at an increased risk, but you're in good shape right now...it's just important to keep you there. and you won't have any problem with that.

An increase of 500 to 1000 calories a day will promote a one to two pound weight gain per week.
so planning is important. plan for 3 small meals each day and several snacks. to increase calories, try not to eat low calorie or no calorie foods and drinks. so instead of diet drinks or water; drink fruit juice, milk, and shakes. get a higher fat milk-like if you drink 1%, get 2%. get regular yogurts instead of light. eat peanut butter and jelly or peanut butter and crackers for a snack-that's high calorie. dried fruits and canned fruits packed in heavy syrup increase calories with just small amounts. grab high protein granola bars for a snack, boost-you can even make shakes with the boost if you wanted. get some frozen fruits and blend with the boost. eat creamed soups like cream of potato or broccoli cheese cause they are higher in calories than broth based soups (like chicken noodle, or vegetable). nuts are high calorie, high protein. get some little snack bags of nuts, chex mix with nuts for a snack. use regular miracle whip for tuna salad instead of light miracle whip. just some suggestions :)

you are and are going to be fine :) we won't let anything happen to you and i love you!