To Mark: Re: Gaining weight with panc

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Hi Mark: You know I find all of this very interesting but what I'd

like to know is this: Has anyone else actually gained weight since

they got sick? I've gained like 35 lbs and it's probably due to the

fact that I eat mainly all starches, fat free but starches

nonetheless, the fact that I'm not as active as I used to be (worked

40 hours and then worked out for 45 mins a day 5 days per week) AND

the fact that I have a tremendous edema problem whereby my stomach

is extremely bloated, my feet, calves, ankles and feet are also

EXTREMELY bloated/swollen as well.

I'd be interested to know if the above is true for anyone else. It

sure is a bummer since the year and half prior to all of this I had

lost about 75 or a bit more dieting and exercising in earnest

(probably what blew my gall bladder out in retrospect!) and now I'm

having to find all of my old " fat clothes " to wear again....

Thanks

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> >Hey Dr Sutherland. This is Mark Armstrong from the PAI.....I

have a

> >question for you...We have had a couple of people recently come

in

> >and ask questions about how to gain weight with pancreatitis and

it

> >is a great question, but I have been unable to find any info on

this

> >topic. I run the www.top5plus5.com website and would love to

place

> >some info on the site about this topic. Can you please direct me

to

> >where I might find some info about this? Thank you for your time

> >and effort. I hope this finds you and yours well...below is a

copy

> >of one of the emails I just received. Mark

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> >I have a question for anyone who can help. Zachary, diagnosed

1/05 and

> >having undergone a Frey procedure in February of this year, is

having a

> >terrible time gaining weight. He just turned 12 and is only 68

> >pounds. We have him on Boost (he tries to drink a can a day, but

> >complains that it gives him " cotton mouth " ), a lowfat diet,

enzymes and

> >an acid reducer. And, of yeah, he is ADHD so what he does absorb

he

> >burns off in about two seconds. Has anyone found any supplements

or

> >anything that help with weight gain? I am worried that as he goes

> >through growth spurts, it will be unhealthy! Any suggestions?

> >blohouse@h...

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