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Suggest Diet To Increase Weight
My height is 172 cm and my weight is only 52 kg. My BMI shows i'm underweight. It say's i need to reach at least 19 or 20(BMI). By birth itself i was suffering from muco visidosis, later told as cystic fibrosis. I'm still taking medicines starting from my childhood. I need to put on some weight , at least average weight. can you help me out in this regard. What sort of foods should i take to gain weight.And what are the ways to clear out my lungs from mucous. It is also seen that the life expectancy of the people having cystic fibrosis is at an average of 37 years of age. I came to know this from different websites featuring about cystic fibrosis with all types of survey results regarding cystic fibrosis. Please give me your valuable advice.
Fri, 15 May 2015
Hello Thanks fro writing to HCM.
I understand your problem and try my level best to help you.
As you are suffering from CF, it is not necessary that your average life is 37 yrs.
Now you want to increase your weight so from today start taking high calorie diet. Take high carbohydrate diet , eat high fatty diet like use butter , ghee etc , reduces your stress or worry, eat more protein diet, eat less fibre, drink more protein shakes, use large plates for dinner and lunch .
If your appetite is reduce than take Tab Omez half an hour before lunch and dinner. Take multivitamin after lunch and dinner.
I hope that my advice will help you a lot.
Thanks and Regards.
Dr Vijay
I understand your problem and try my level best to help you.
As you are suffering from CF, it is not necessary that your average life is 37 yrs.
Now you want to increase your weight so from today start taking high calorie diet. Take high carbohydrate diet , eat high fatty diet like use butter , ghee etc , reduces your stress or worry, eat more protein diet, eat less fibre, drink more protein shakes, use large plates for dinner and lunch .
If your appetite is reduce than take Tab Omez half an hour before lunch and dinner. Take multivitamin after lunch and dinner.
I hope that my advice will help you a lot.
Thanks and Regards.
Dr Vijay
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