Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: weight gain supplement???

There are lots more complex ways to do this but here's a fairly easy way to calculate how many calories you should be getting each day:

Your weight (lbs) X
(**first number is for women/second one for men)
- 12/13 if you're sedentary
- 13/14 if you do light exercise
- 14/15.25 for moderate exercise
- 15/16.5 for moderate to heavy exercise
- 16/18 for heavy, regular exercise
(or just pick a number that approximates the level of exercise you get between none and heavy/regular!)

The number you get will be the number of calories you should get a day *MINIMUM*!

In her writing Heather says that for the IBS diet what you eat should no more than 25% fat, and probably a lot less than this (my diet is about 15% fat). If you have no idea how to figure this out try a site like
fitday.com where you enter in everything you eat on a particular day and it will calculate it for you.

For gaining weight, you need to make sure you're getting the proper amount of calories PLUS a little more. Sugar is definitely one option because it's very calorie-rich (though not very healthy!) A better option I think is probably just eating more food! Ruchie had a good suggestion with Luna bars - they're low fat and yummy! Plus most flavours are IBS safe. I'm afraid I don't have any suggestions for drinks for weight gain. Are you looking for a meal replacement type drink (i.e. that you wouldn't actually use to REPLACE meals but add on to get more calories)? Careful because those usually have milk in them... try asking at your HFS. They're usually pretty knowledgable and I'm sure they could help you out. Make sure you read the ingredients list though!!!

Cheers, Laurel.

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