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Any Advise To Gain Weight Healthily?

Hey my name is Rushil Shah im 17 years old and i was wondering what would be a good way to gain wieght. Im 5'6 and im right now 127 ilbs, I want to be around 150-160 ilbs. Also, im on adhd meds, (concerta) and (ritalin). I have been taking these meds scince i was 5. I was 137 in the summer now i have lost 10 pounds. Please help!
Mon, 27 Jan 2014
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Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal.

Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query

You should have a good and well balanced diet.
A high protein diet will probably be your best bet
Hit the gym frequently. It helps.

I would suggest you have some basic tests done too
These are specifically FBS, TSH

I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck.

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Any Advise To Gain Weight Healthily?

Hi, welcome to our site. I am Dr Saumya Mittal. Read your query. That is a very significant question and i appreciate your problem. I will try my best to answer your query You should have a good and well balanced diet. A high protein diet will probably be your best bet Hit the gym frequently. It helps. I would suggest you have some basic tests done too These are specifically FBS, TSH I hope this helps you. Inform the reports mentioned above so i can be of help further. Best of luck. I have given you the answer to the maximum considering the information provided. The results of the tests could further enhance my answer to you. Please do understand that some details could be extracted from a detailed history and examination. Looking forward to your return query with the details asked so that I can help you further. (If the answer has helped you, please indicate this)