Need ideas for teenager (Dx with IBD/Crohn’s) to gain weigh

amother

OP ↓

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 12:33 am

Please help me with ideas to help her gain weight, energy , iron

Any allowable easily digestible foods

Liquid multivitamin

Protein shakes/smoothies

She still has difficulty having formed stools so fruits and fiber is still no no

Acidic foods cause bleeding clots.

She looks pale and fragile. Please help.

amother

Coral

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 12:36 am

Look up against all grain
I think her name is Danielle walker

amother

Forsythia

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 1:03 am

This is so hard to watch. I'm sending a hug for you! Hug

Speaking from experience with a family member, this sounds like her body is not absorbing nutrients. Adding more foods, more calories, or more vitamins and supplements wouldn't necessarily help. What helps is healing the gut with a gut healing diet. An herbalist, homeopath, craniosacral therapist, or acupuncturist can help the healing process. I was never the type to go for these things but I became more open to it when I was so desperate.

More hugs Hug

amother

Glitter

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 1:10 am

Is her colon very damaged?

Have you looked into going on a liquid diet to repair her colon - under a dr care. We didn’t go that route but my daughters gastro recommended chop if we decided on that.
It allows the colon to heal to better absorb nutrients.

amother

Mintgreen

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 1:14 am

Ice cream?
What about making a chicken soup with meat
Let it cook down to be very concentrated
Like a bone broth

amother

Honeysuckle

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 2:30 am

We were told to do the cded diet, which included drinking a very high calorie supplement.

amother

Pearl

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 3:16 am

I have Crohn's.
Getting the disease under control quickly with a good biologic medicine is crucial to gaining weight.
Also if there are any foods that cause looser stools, avoid them. Dr usually tells you what foods will and won't work.
But main thing is to get the ibd under control

amother

Yarrow

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 5:29 am

Bone broth to heal leaky gut. Soak bones with 3 T. Apple cider vinegar first to leak out all the minerals. Simmer 24-48 hours Keep on crockpot on low and you can add water to the pot.
Kate farms 1.4 high calorie drink is easily absorbed and can use as replacement meal. Good for crohns. Supplement optimal GI is good. Aloe Vera sooths lining of stomach. Lots of smoothies with added kale and sprouts. Turmeric/curcumin

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 9:47 am

Thank you everyone for ideas. She used to drink Kate farm, but lately can’t stand the taste. I need help supplemen names/brands please.

amother

↑ OP

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 9:49 am

amother Glitter wrote:

Please give me more information. Is CHOP a hospital? Which gastro do you use? My daughter doctor is only good with Dx and tests. And giving meds. No help with diet except telling us to go see the dietitian. Which we did who said we can eat everything except hard nuts seeds.

mitzva

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 9:53 am

amother OP wrote:

You could pm
For a functional medicine dr, someone who is an MD and also herbal/ Chinese medicine.
She might lessen the symptoms considerably

amother

Moonstone

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 9:56 am

The fastest way to get calories is to drink her calories
I don’t know what foods she is allowed
But if you can add nut or seed butters and sweeten it with something it would pack in the calories

amother

DarkOrange

Sun, Aug 04 2024, 9:59 am

Mrs weiss from wellbees helps with scd which helped gain weight and heel gut

amother

Clematis

Thu, Aug 08 2024, 8:41 am

My son was getting very thin when we first got the diagnosis when he was a pre-teen (about six years ago). As soon as we got him on a biologic he felt better, gained weight and had a huge growth spurt. He eats completely normally and besides for his meds and some very mild bathroom issues, he’s doing fabulous.

I know this isn’t everyone’s experience but figured I’d share.