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I use to weight 185lbs before I got sick and had a built/athletic body. Now I am 157 and look like I just crawled out of a cave. I am looking for ways to gain weight. Just little/easy things I can do because here is the catch-I have chronic nausea and no appetite!
The reason is I am 18 and my class that I was apart of will be graduating towards the middle of May and I want to watch my class graduate without me. I dont want everyone looking at me like I am some kind of ghost or malnurished kid. Alot of people will be there that havn't seen me in ages and they have all been praying for me.
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Fats have concentrated calories. Try adding coconut oil to things like veggies. I use it instead of butter. It's also an antifungal, so it helps with yeast. If you have a candida problem, you might want to start out slow. But any oils will add calories.
I also try to drink calories since I have little appetite. I drink kifir (like yogurt), I have a latte instead of a cup of coffee (decaf).
Nuts have a lot of calories, too. Maybe you could make a habit of snacking on them.
I also eat right before I go to bed to try to get one last meal in.
Basically, I do all the things I used to avoid back when I wanted to lose weight! I have managed to gain mine back and keep it there.
I also eat gluten-free. That seems to have helped.
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I am noticing that I am less sensitive to gluten than I used to be. I still don't eat it, but I used to have to be dilligent about being sure nothing I ate even touched it.
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5. Dandelion root. Liver cooler and cleanser. Poor appetite and constipation. The leaves act as a diuretic and are used for water retention and to increase lactation.
To boost a sluggish appetite, try using alfalfa, blessed thistle, catnip, fennel seed, ginger root, ginseng, papaya leaves, peppermint leaves, or quassia. Cautions: Do not take aqueous extracts of sweet fern root, this has produced central nervous system depressant activity. Do not use ginseng if you have high blood pressure. Do not use blessed thistle during pregnancy.
Other herbs that can improve the appetite include caraway, dill, and cayenne. Caution: Never give caraway seeds to infants or young children, use the extract.
Holy thistle is a good appetite stimulant. Drink 1 to 2 cups daily. Caution: Do not exceed 2 cups a day. Large doses may result in vomiting due to the presence of low concentrations of irritant principles.
Gentian is a useful appetite stimulant. It invigorates digestion, relieves gas, and reduces excessive stomach acid. Caution: Overdosing may produce nausea and vomiting. If collected in late summer or fall, the roots must be cured prior to use. Black currant tea stimulates taste buds
I would not recommend coconut oil for weight gain it is well known as a weight loss aid, because it does curb cravings for sweets. Although I would recommend everyone use it because it has enormous health benefits. Along with killing off yeast, just not for weight gain. (I've lost 60lbs using it)
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Hello,
I became allergic to ALL foods and supplements when I went off antibiotics too long.
I then went back on antibiotics and I can now eat anything, I dont react. Took about 6 months, but I was able to eat better in as little as 2 weeks.
I was put on Minocycline.
I am overweight from lyme, but I have heard of one woman being very thin, TOO thin, and was put on IV Rocephin and it got better.
She gained the weight back, and her hair grew back too, and eye lashes too.
So I would say that it may only be that you need the RIGHT treatment, the right antibiotics, and once this is taken care of, you should? be able to put on weight.
This is my saying.
Maybe applies to you.
Trish
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