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Hi,
I have been on a hypoallergenic, low residue diet for almost 6 months now, and I still have not seen the end to the weight loss process, although lately it has been slower.
I wonder what the experience of other MC sufferers have been - how long after you have started the diet it has been that you have seen a weight gain ?
Also, in your opinion, what are the sensible options to turn the weight loss process around? Eating more meals? Adding digestive enzymes?
I have no problems with D, so my weight loss has to be related to the quality of the absorption process, rather than to the speed with which the food passes through my intestine.
Thanks
Marek
Weight loss trough
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Hi Marek,
I also lost a lot of weight over the last year, primarily due to eating a very restricted diet. Prior to that, I was on Entocort and hadn't lost much weight at all, so I don't believe I initially had a malabsorption problem.
I have begun very slowly to gain weight, but not at the pace I expected. You are in a different country than the U.S., so you might not follow the numbers I'll use, but I'm eating about 2,000 calories per day now and still only weigh 95 lbs - a gain of just 3.5 lbs. When I was young and single, I ate 1400 calories a day and weighed 104 lbs. It may be that I have developed a malabsorption problem since I first was diagnosed. If so, it would have been when I went on the chicken-rice elimination diet, which was very damaging to my system.
I have tried to gain weight by adding more calories. I keep a record of how many calories I consume, and I strive to eat my daily quota. Some here are consuming coconut milk for extra calories. I make coconut pudding, almond milk pudding and pudding with rice milk. I'll probably begin making rice pudding soon. These are very easy on my gut, and since I use just a small amount of sugar, aren't too sweet. I also make muffins, but one has to be careful using root starches and flour. Potatoes and starchy root vegetables also contain a lot of calories, but I'm unable to eat them. Meat, of course, has a lot of calories.
Rich (Hoosier1) has asked for suggestions on how to keep from losing weight. You might try looking at some of the suggestions offered to him.
Gloria
I also lost a lot of weight over the last year, primarily due to eating a very restricted diet. Prior to that, I was on Entocort and hadn't lost much weight at all, so I don't believe I initially had a malabsorption problem.
I have begun very slowly to gain weight, but not at the pace I expected. You are in a different country than the U.S., so you might not follow the numbers I'll use, but I'm eating about 2,000 calories per day now and still only weigh 95 lbs - a gain of just 3.5 lbs. When I was young and single, I ate 1400 calories a day and weighed 104 lbs. It may be that I have developed a malabsorption problem since I first was diagnosed. If so, it would have been when I went on the chicken-rice elimination diet, which was very damaging to my system.
I have tried to gain weight by adding more calories. I keep a record of how many calories I consume, and I strive to eat my daily quota. Some here are consuming coconut milk for extra calories. I make coconut pudding, almond milk pudding and pudding with rice milk. I'll probably begin making rice pudding soon. These are very easy on my gut, and since I use just a small amount of sugar, aren't too sweet. I also make muffins, but one has to be careful using root starches and flour. Potatoes and starchy root vegetables also contain a lot of calories, but I'm unable to eat them. Meat, of course, has a lot of calories.
Rich (Hoosier1) has asked for suggestions on how to keep from losing weight. You might try looking at some of the suggestions offered to him.
Gloria
You never know what you can do until you have to do it.
I was able to see some improvement within a couple of months or so, but anytime I considered myself to be underweight, I always forced myself to eat a lot more than normal.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi Marek,
Think of the basic macronutrients of food.
Fat gives you 9 calories per gram, alcohol 7 calories per gram, and carbs and protein 4 calories per gram. So the easy way to increase your calories (1 calorie = 4.2 kilojoules) intake is to consume more fat.
Coconut milk is popular as it contains a relatively high amount of fat. As do any of the nut milks, hence Gloria's success with rice custard etc. Whole nuts are great, but can be hard to digest. Meat and egg yolk are other good sources.
Lyn
Think of the basic macronutrients of food.
Fat gives you 9 calories per gram, alcohol 7 calories per gram, and carbs and protein 4 calories per gram. So the easy way to increase your calories (1 calorie = 4.2 kilojoules) intake is to consume more fat.
Coconut milk is popular as it contains a relatively high amount of fat. As do any of the nut milks, hence Gloria's success with rice custard etc. Whole nuts are great, but can be hard to digest. Meat and egg yolk are other good sources.
Lyn