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Under Weight. Taking Boost Plus. Weird Feeling In Stomach And Gas. Stop Boost Plus?
Hi! i am under weight and i do eat much my mom says that its getting to be less because i slow, so i decided to take BOOST PLUS, but i am getting this wierd feeling in my stomach and gas. i know that i don't take that many calories in a day either due to the fact that i am a vegetarian. Should i stop using BOOST PLUS and maybe juicing vegetables or something
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
First you need to sort out the reason of being underweight. it may be due to nutritional deficiencies for that additional high calorie supplements like Boost Plus is prescribed but it may be due to abnormal absorption of diet due to many reasons.
Continuous large amount of High calorie supplements can disturb Stomach and cause stomach fullness, nausea or diarrhoea. In such cases it may be stopped for certain periods or dosage and frequency is reduced.
Vegetables and juices are important part of balance diet but adequate amount of protein is also necessary which is present in meat/dairy products, legumes and nuts. You may like to visit your doctor to rule out malabsorption and its causes.
Hope it helps.
Take care!
Thanks for posting your query.
First you need to sort out the reason of being underweight. it may be due to nutritional deficiencies for that additional high calorie supplements like Boost Plus is prescribed but it may be due to abnormal absorption of diet due to many reasons.
Continuous large amount of High calorie supplements can disturb Stomach and cause stomach fullness, nausea or diarrhoea. In such cases it may be stopped for certain periods or dosage and frequency is reduced.
Vegetables and juices are important part of balance diet but adequate amount of protein is also necessary which is present in meat/dairy products, legumes and nuts. You may like to visit your doctor to rule out malabsorption and its causes.
Hope it helps.
Take care!
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hi,
i would suggest you get your self dewormed , take albendazole 400mg one tablet only.
than check you hemoglobin level just to rule out anemia .you may have lactose intolerance also,try drinking boost plus with water and check if you have same problem,if nothing happens when you take water, then stop drinking milk
then coming to your diet. i will give you some guide lines with which you can make your own diet chart.
i would suggest you get your self dewormed , take albendazole 400mg one tablet only.
than check you hemoglobin level just to rule out anemia .you may have lactose intolerance also,try drinking boost plus with water and check if you have same problem,if nothing happens when you take water, then stop drinking milk
then coming to your diet. i will give you some guide lines with which you can make your own diet chart.
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