pt with crohns disease and trying to gain weight

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I do not specialize in this area but I know many of you do. Can anyone help

with ideas and info for my friend, he emailed me the following:

Here is some info: I have Crohns Disease and had my colon removed 2 years

ago, so I now have an ileostomy. I can pretty much eat anything (except

corn, seeds, some fresh fruit, and I need to eat well-done veggies), but

have a very hard time keeping weight on. Every few weeks I get symptoms of

dehydration and try to prevent becoming dehydrated by drinking a ton of

fluids including gatorade, but sometimes that doesnt work and I lose several

pounds in a matter of days. When this happens I also tend to lose my

appetite and have to basically force myself to eat. It always takes me a

good week or so to go back to feeling myself again. Over the past few years

I've been going back and forth between losing and gaining weight and I dont

think this is good for my body. Ideally, I'd like to gain at least 10

pounds, but I am not sure how to do it.

Thanks in advance,

Amy Cartwright, RD, LDN

<http://www.amycrd.com>