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How To Increase Weight?

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Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2014
Question: Hello doctor, I am 22 and my height is 175cms, weight 53.. I am under weight.. I really want to increase my weight.. I face problems while eating food.. if I am eating something which I don't like, I feel like getting vomit and if I try to eat forcefully I will get vomit definitely.. please suggest me what to do.. is there any medication available.. I am a vegetarian..
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Answered by Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
try nutrigain

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I can understand your concern about low body weight.
There are no medicines for increasing body weight as such, but some drugs cause weight gain as a part of their side effect. We don't want to use such drugs.
The best solution is to take high protein nutritional diet and see that you take in more calories than you spend in a day.
You may try "nutrigain" high protein powder dialy for 3 months, take it as fruit punch by adding 2 bananas daily. See that you stretch up most of the muscles for best muscle growth.
All the best.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (12 minutes later)
Hello doctor,
Thanks for answer but I didn't ask medication for weight gain.. I asked for my vomiting problem.. I am not able to eat because of that even if I want to.. suggest me something for that
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Answered by Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (6 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
sorry for that.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
There seems to be a digestive problem. Do you have frequent belchings or burning pain in the stomach??
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (7 minutes later)
No doctor, nothing of that sort.. it's just that feeling.. I only get that vomit feeling while eating food items which I don't like.. others can that some how even if they don't like.. but if I try to eat that forcefully I will get vomit.. I feel very much hungry but I can't eat that since I get vomit..i hope you understand my problem. suggest me something for that..
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Answered by Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (6 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
try these drugs

Detailed Answer:
Hi, you can try omeprazole or rabeprazole along with ondancetran. Both are available over the counter. Take omeprazole once a day at 6 am and ondancetran twice a day for 1 week and see the difference.
If there is no improvement, you can consult your doctor.
Hope I am clear.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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How To Increase Weight?

Brief Answer: try nutrigain Detailed Answer: Hi, I can understand your concern about low body weight. There are no medicines for increasing body weight as such, but some drugs cause weight gain as a part of their side effect. We don't want to use such drugs. The best solution is to take high protein nutritional diet and see that you take in more calories than you spend in a day. You may try "nutrigain" high protein powder dialy for 3 months, take it as fruit punch by adding 2 bananas daily. See that you stretch up most of the muscles for best muscle growth. All the best.