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Gain weight quickly after illness. How to gain weight without harm to your health at home: nutrition, exercise, advice. Low weight: why it’s bad and how it threatens your health

How to regain weight?

It's no secret that being thin after an illness is not a good thing. How to properly restore weight and strengthen the immune system during the recovery period?

Yulia Gennadievna Chekhonina, a nutritionist at the Moscow Clinic of the Research Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, advises.

Normal weight after illness must be restored. This is necessary for the immune system to return to normal. Losing weight is stressful for the body, and a person who has become “emaciated” during treatment is more susceptible to recurrences of the disease and complications. But how to gain the necessary kilos depends on what kind of trouble you are faced with.

Flu and ARVI

As a rule, in the spring the human body is weakened. Therefore, it is very easy to catch a cold or flu. When the temperature is elevated, you don’t want to eat. Drinking plenty of fluids during illness also suppresses your appetite.

Another nuance - many of us strive to go to work as early as possible. And sometimes they even suffer from a cold or flu on their feet. Therefore, the body experiences additional stress - and the weight “goes away” even faster. On average, a person loses several kilograms per week during the flu.

How to get better

The diet after ARVI and influenza should take into account your energy needs. Usually, just sitting on it for a week is enough - and the weight returns to normal.

Cereals will help you gain back lost pounds. These include rice, buckwheat, oats. Porridge in the morning -

An excellent recharge for a weakened body. In addition, it is nutritious and gives vigor.

Fruits and vegetables do not significantly affect weight. But they contain vitamins that are necessary for a weakened body. Citrus fruits, kiwi and berries are suitable sources of vitamin C, which is so important for immunity. Rosehip infusion, which can be drunk instead of coffee, is also useful.

Instead of sugar, add honey to this drink. It gives you vigor, is quite high in calories, and contains a lot of vitamins and microelements necessary for immunity.

After the flu, it’s a good idea to eat a salad of orange vegetables seasoned with vegetable oil every day.

It is useful to drink dried fruit compote. It stimulates intestinal function. In addition, it contains carbohydrates. They provide energy and, in some cases, promote weight loss. Protein is also necessary - be sure to eat lean meat and chicken.

All these products must be divided into 5-6 servings - fractional meals help not only to lose weight, but also to quickly restore normal weight.

Appendectomy

During an attack there is no time to eat at all. But this is not the main problem. After a successful operation, your hospital stay usually does not last long. At this time, a person drinks water and unsweetened drinks - jelly and kefir. And she loses several kilograms.

It is also important to follow a diet at home. Tissue restoration after surgery depends on it. If you don't eat right, the stitches can simply come apart. And this threatens complications. Therefore, weight loss after appendicitis removal can be quite noticeable.

How to get better

During the entire period before the sutures are removed, it is best to eat high-calorie and easily digestible foods.

Foods that cause bloating should be avoided. Carbonated water, raw fruits and vegetables, legumes, and brown bread are prohibited.

Instead of fruit for an afternoon snack or second breakfast, it is better to eat specially designed nutritional mixtures. They are sold in specialized departments of pharmacies. They contain proteins, fats and carbohydrates in an easily digestible form. Therefore, the body does not waste energy on digesting them. With the help of such mixtures, a person quickly gains weight.

Dishes with vegetable oil - semi-liquid porridge and stewed vegetables - will help avoid constipation. It is better to cook soups in lean broth. To increase calorie content, you can add fatty sour cream to them.

Lean meat or fish for the main course should be cooked until soft. It is better to add side dishes of cereals to them. This way you will get full faster and gain the missing calories.

Gastrointestinal infections

An upset stomach is a rather unpleasant phenomenon; you don’t want to eat during it, and often it’s simply impossible. On average, it takes 3-5 days to overcome mild disorders. But treatment of severe poisoning and dysentery can take several weeks. During this time, the person noticeably loses weight.

How to get better

This situation is complicated by the fact that you need to gain weight without putting additional stress on your stomach. Therefore, it is worth paying attention not to the quantity of food, but to its nutritional value.

The golden rule is fractional meals. You need to eat six times a day. Don't rush while eating. When eating quickly, satiety does not occur immediately. And you risk overeating. And this will not benefit even a healthy stomach.

The diet limits foods that are “irritants” to the gastric mucosa. This is coffee, canned food, strong meat broths, everything salted and fried.

The best “friends” during the recovery period are pureed soups and jelly. Cream soups made with low-fat broth are nutritious. They do not require additional energy to digest. Oatmeal jelly contains a sufficient amount of fiber. It helps restore the natural intestinal microflora. And this is very important after an infection.

Just don't overdo it. Products containing coarse fiber should be excluded. White cabbage, turnips, radishes are useful, but not during the recovery period. Instead, it is better to eat boiled potatoes, stewed carrots, and zucchini.

Meat dishes are best consumed in the form of meatballs or meatballs. To increase calorie content, add low-fat sauce to them. Eat rice and buckwheat as a side dish. They have a fixing effect - this is important if poisoning is accompanied by diarrhea.

Fractures

Alas, no one is safe from them. High-heel lovers and vegetarians are at risk.

If you have to stay in the hospital for some time with a cast, the risk of losing weight is very high. Unusual food, not always tasty and not always high-calorie, does its job.

But even if the doctor sends you home after applying the cast, the risk of losing too much weight remains -

Because of stress.

As a result, we usually lose 2-5 kilos.

How to get better

During a fracture, you need to provide the body with calories. Without a balanced diet, bone tissue will take longer to heal.

Your menu should include a sufficient amount of animal proteins. They are the building blocks for body tissues. Eat lean meat, turkey and chicken fillets. To add calories, eat them with side dishes of steamed vegetables.

And of course, eat as many foods containing calcium as possible. Cottage cheese, yogurt, kefir -

All this is necessary. Watch your fat content - the higher it is, the faster you will gain weight.

A sedentary lifestyle during the recovery period often leads to constipation. Include more vegetables and fruits in your diet. Bananas, persimmons, grapes will help avoid intestinal problems. In addition, they are quite high in calories.

In general, this diet should be followed throughout the entire recovery period. It will help strengthen bone tissue and prevent recurrence of fractures.

Tatyana Vladimirovna Shapovalenko, chief physician of the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia

The problem of weight is not always its excess. It often happens that weight deficiency brings discomfort and deterioration in well-being. How to gain weight? What needs to be done and what should be the approach to normalize body weight without harming your own health?

Tatyana Vladimirovna Shapovalenko, Candidate of Medical Sciences, chief physician of the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia, will talk about this.

Anton Hello! My weight is 60 kg, with a height of 180 cm. I cannot gain weight. I eat as follows: in the morning tea with a sandwich (bread, butter, cheese), lunch is usually soup, porridge or pasta + tea with cookies, dinner is about the same as lunch, and I drink tea a couple more times in the evening. Sometimes during the day, when I’m at home, I eat literally every 2 hours. At the same time, there is almost no appetite. Sometimes you don’t have time to eat all day, in the evening you overeat and feel like you’ve eaten too much. I just can’t refuse tea with something sweet, but after it I feel some discomfort. Physical activity, I think, is average. Basically it’s give, bring, hold, but everything is in the fresh air, sometimes it’s long walks (all day) while fishing. I ski and skate from time to time, but I think it takes a lot of energy. I tried to do athletic training, the result was that after 2 weeks there were some sharp pains in the chest, I eventually gave up, but I think I’ll still have to do it, just gradually. In general, how many times have I noticed that I’m jumping from one to another, what I saw or heard - I got excited, I need to try it out. In the end, neither of these brought any results. I’m very interested in recommendations on nutrition and in general on the daily routine, I read various books, but in one they write one thing and the other is the other way around, I’m confused! I hope for some advice! Thank you!

With such a lifestyle and such a diet, the only advice is to normalize the nutrition system. Because, judging by what you have written, your physical activity is average, the same as that of any average Muscovite.

First, you need to increase your food intake to five times a day. Secondly, the approximate diet should be as follows. In the morning you should definitely eat some porridge. If you tolerate dairy products well and are not lactose intolerant, you can make this porridge with milk and add dried fruits to it. That is, breakfast should contain fast and slow carbohydrates in sufficiently large quantities. If such a breakfast seems insufficient to you, you can add protein foods - a piece of cheese, an egg, but not meat.

For second breakfast, along with fruit juice, you can add baked goods - a bun, a muffin, whatever you like. Second breakfast is usually served around noon if you have a standard work rhythm.

As for lunch. I have the impression that your diet lacks protein, the main building material of the human body. Therefore, lunch should include either meat with vegetables, or fish with vegetables, or potatoes - but always a protein-rich product.

What is called an afternoon snack, or second snack, should also be protein. For example, a glass of kefir or a glass of milk.

And for dinner, which may be lighter, you should definitely eat fast and slow carbohydrates. It could be pasta, pizza. Two to three hours before bedtime.

If Anton’s food contains the correct balance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, then he will gradually gain the weight that will be comfortable for him. In principle, with a height of 180 and your lifestyle, your weight should range from 75 to 80 kilograms. At this weight, a young man will actually live quite comfortably.

Kirill3248 I am 25 years old, I play sports every day, this is my rhythm, and on Sunday of every week I play football in the morning and evening. I weigh 66 kg with a height of 173 cm, everyone tells me that I’m a little thin, I want to gain a little weight and become a little thicker. I usually eat a lot of sweets, potatoes, meat, maybe twice a day, I eat at night, in general I break all the prohibitions and nothing happens, exactly 66 kg.

Firstly, with a height of 173 cm, a weight of 66 kilograms is within the normal range. And the body mass index here just fits within the normal range, especially within the age norm - Kirill is quite a young man.

If something bothers you, you can add some vitamins - any multivitamin preparations. Especially if you play sports, you probably have some kind of stress load, and any vitamins and microelements can be added. Then, perhaps, the weight will approach the desired norm.

Julia Hello! I’m 20 years old, I’ve been trying to gain weight for two years now, but I’m not succeeding at all. I love to eat very much, I eat almost everything, I practically do not limit myself in food. But my weight is at a dead point, and when I get nervous, I lose weight right before my eyes. In addition, I was diagnosed with bilateral nephroptosis of the 2nd degree and the doctor recommended that I get better. But no matter what I do, it doesn’t help. I lead an active lifestyle and quickly burn everything I don’t eat. I'm hoping for some advice and recommendations from you. Thank you!

To begin with, I want to refer you to the answer to Anton’s question - you need five meals a day, rich in carbohydrates and proteins. But you also have a medical diagnosis.

What is nephroptosis? This diagnosis is made when there is no fat capsule around the kidneys. And in the absence of this capsule, the kidneys drop slightly under the weight of the body and carrying heavy objects. The capsule is needed to keep the kidneys in the right place.

Therefore, I would recommend the following: if you are eating and not gaining weight, get checked for dysbiosis, insufficient pancreatic function and bile enzyme deficiency. That is, seriously check your gastrointestinal tract. Even superficial gastritis that does not cause any pain can lead to serious disorders when food is not digested.

That is, perhaps you have begun the process of impaired digestion of food, impaired absorption - the so-called malabsorption syndrome, about which you should contact a gastroenterologist.

Alenka Good evening! I am 25 years old and my weight is 50kg. I would like to gain 3-4 kg, but I just can’t, although I eat 3 times a day, including meat and flour, and have never been on a diet. Three years ago I weighed 23 kg, and now the absence of 3-4 kg greatly affects my appearance, everyone notices it and says that I look exhausted. How can I get better without harming my body!? Thanks in advance!

Firstly, the same five meals a day (see answer to Anton), secondly, the same vitamins (answer from kirill3248). Thirdly, losing three kilograms is not so critical. You can add some enzymes for at least two to three weeks and see the effect. Enzymes help break down food in the stomach and facilitate easier absorption of nutrients.

Therefore, there are two main tips here: vitamin therapy and enzyme therapy, which should be taken simultaneously with meals. And don't forget that getting enough sleep is very important for weight gain. Because even with normal nutrition, adequate physical activity and adequate intake of necessary nutrients, but lack of sleep, unfortunately, all efforts are wasted.

Andrey Hello, I am 33 years old, height 177, weight 62 kg. The minimum was 55 kg 2 years ago. In the summer of 2009 there was stress, I am constantly involved in sports, for the last two years I have been going to the gym, 12 classes a month for 2-3 hours. I usually eat, for the last six months I have been drinking water before meals 20-30 minutes and throughout the day. My appetite with water has improved, but my weight remains the same and does not rise above 65 kg. I lose weight after emotional stress. I sleep normally, well after training for 7 hours. Gastritis) What do you recommend?

First, you need to find out what kind of gastritis you have. Contact a gastroenterologist and, in accordance with his recommendations, try to cure gastritis. Because the beginning of the main digestion of food is the stomach, and its diseases need treatment.

But, since you react so strongly to emotional stress by losing weight, then, most likely, low weight relates to psychosomatic problems. Not diseases - problems. Therefore, here, along with treatment of gastritis, I would still advise turning to psychologists and psychotherapists to learn how to react to stress differently.

Dmitry Hello! I am 21 years old. He grew 174 cm. Weight 60 kg. There is no fat at all (in appearance). I work out in the gym once a week. + 1 - 2 times a week I train at home with a barbell. I love cycling, running and skiing, but I don’t exercise regularly. Otherwise, the lifestyle is mostly sedentary. I eat a lot of completely different foods. I prefer mostly high-calorie ones. But appetite is fickle. I try to eat 3 times a day. Sometimes I lose weight due to stress. I was completely examined and diagnosed with NCD of the hypertensive type. Previously, they installed VSD. Please help me gain weight. Thank you!

Firstly, neurocirculatory dystonia and vegetative-vascular dystonia are not even two sides of the same coin, they are simply the same thing. Therefore, every doctor makes one or another diagnosis depending on his preferences.

Secondly, neurocirculatory dystonia is precisely a psychosomatic problem, and weight disorders may be associated with psychological problems. Of course, you have an absolutely unsystematic diet, unsystematic exercise and lack of regular walks - all this does not contribute to normalization of weight.

Again, the problem should be approached comprehensively and take into account all the recommendations that I gave in response to other questions. Five to six times a day, meals according to the scheme suggested to Anton, including vitamin therapy is mandatory. Moreover, there are vitamin complexes that are designed specifically to combat stress. They include vitamins and minerals that help with stress. And maybe start with some mood stabilizers of plant origin - motherwort, eleutherococcus, passionflower. They will help, like any resident of a big city, to simply stabilize the nervous system and emotions.

Latina_88 Hello, I am 22 years old. Height 170 cm, weight 48 kg. I used to weigh 59 kg and considered myself terribly fat, then I decided to lose weight... the weight reached 45 kg, but my health forced me to eat... Even now I always seem terribly fat to myself, when I eat something I immediately feel that I have gained fat. stomach, thighs, etc. People around me say that I’m thin, passers-by look at me, but it still seems to me that I’m fat (I don’t know what to do. I have a lot of problems with my health, but I don’t go to the doctors - I’m afraid. I need to gain weight, but how to do it, how force yourself?! Help, please.

I don’t even know how to answer this question, it’s not even for a psychologist. You need serious doctors: a psychotherapist or a psychiatrist, unfortunately. Because, judging by the structure of the question, your problems are much deeper than nutrition, stress, and so on. Most likely, you have some kind of serious borderline mental disorder.

Sergey Hello! I am 30 years old. Height is 185 cm, weight is 90 kg. I would like to ask you the following: three years ago I weighed 78 kg. Should I lose weight now, am I overweight? I also have fat and a medium-sized belly. Meals 2-3 times a day, fast food 2-3 times a month. Thanks in advance.

It's worth losing some weight. With a height of 185, the ideal weight is still up to 88 kilograms. That is, you carry extra kilos on yourself, but with such growth and adequate distribution of adipose tissue, this is not a big problem yet. If you feel normal, if there is no increase in blood pressure, if there is no shortness of breath during physical activity, you can leave this weight, although it would be worth losing a little using the available methods. 85-88 kilograms is the very option at which you will feel good.

Inna Hello, I’m 19 years old. Height 173, weight 52. I consider myself very thin. I study at the university, so I spend almost the whole day there, eating all sorts of buns and pies, in the morning just tea.... if I eat in the morning, I feel sick and in general general health is deteriorating. I think that gaining weight is quite difficult, because even when I spend a lot of time at home and eat a variety of foods 3 times a day (first, second), also fatty and carbohydrate-rich (as one doctor told me - just pasta with butter and sugar), I’m still not getting better. I don’t smoke, I don’t play sports either now, but I consider my activity to be average and sometimes even quite high. There are problems with my health, but I try not to let them go and see the appropriate doctors. But with being overweight, no one can properly explain to me and what- I can’t advise you... I’m really looking forward to your answer. Thank you.

I would recommend a comprehensive examination, because 52 kilograms with a height of 173 centimeters is a colossal lack of weight. The body mass index is clearly below 18, and this is really a problem. Therefore, a complete examination with an emphasis on the condition of the gastrointestinal tract.

Pasta with sugar and butter has never been a means of increasing weight, it is complete nonsense. But here I don’t even know what advice to give: you need to start with a medical examination, because health problems will clearly be revealed, especially if there is nausea in the morning after eating. There will probably be problems with the stomach and duodenum.

Konstantin Hello, I'm 24. I've been skinny all my life :). Previously, this never interfered with my height of 190, I weighed about 70 kg, but after recovering from bronchitis I became even slimmer:(. Now I weigh 64 kg, and my weight has not changed for a long time. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do much sports, I go for walks a lot. I eat 5 times a day, heavily at lunch and dinner. I don’t complain about food. From the health side, I note the following: by 19 o’clock the body temp rises to 37.1, and this does not greatly affect the well-being, the pulse in a sitting position is from 76 -80 . Was it always there or appeared after bronchitis, I can’t say since I haven’t been sick for 7 years before. Probably everyone is interested in how to gain weight? Usually, weight loss indicates an illness, in my case apparently a quiet one: (But I’m interested in the methodology and selection nutrition during illness and during the rehabilitation period, which not only does not burden the body, but also helps it flourish :) Thank you!

Even such a small, subfibrile increase in temperature is accompanied by increased metabolism. Moreover, the resting pulse is 77-80, which is a fairly high pulse for a young man. Considering that you often walk, and you have sufficient physical activity and cardio training, I would have your thyroid gland checked.

Daily subfibrile temperature is very similar to a symptom of thyroid pathology, hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism is an increase in metabolism, and with it, proper nutrition and exercise prevents you from gaining weight. Check your thyroid!

Svetlana Good afternoon, I am 27 years old. Height 156, weight 39 kg. Six years ago my weight was 50 kg, I went through stress and lost 12 kg just before my eyes in a couple of months. In two years I gained 4 kg, a total of 42 kg. At the age of 25, I became pregnant, gained 52 kg, but after giving birth, I lost 13 kg in 3 months, which is currently 39 kg. I am breastfeeding, maybe this is the reason, maybe not. I eat whenever I have a free minute (the child is very nimble), but three times a day for sure. I have almost no appetite, but I always eat sweets with pleasure. No matter how hard I try to get better, nothing works. I tried to increase the portions of food, but I stuffed it with tears, because I couldn’t eat more than normal. Really looking forward to the answer. Thank you!

In any case, while breastfeeding a child, there is probably no need to conduct any experiments with increasing weight, it is quite difficult. If you have normal lactation and your baby is getting all the necessary nutrients, I don't think you have any health problems. Therefore, you need to calmly raise your child, breastfeed him - at least until 9-10 months, and then stop and see what happens. Because something should not be done against the backdrop of a situation that is not entirely normal for the body.

Maria Hello! I am 19 years old. My weight is 45 kg with a height of 164. 2 years ago I weighed 51 kg, and then I got poisoned, I didn’t eat anything for 3 days and during that time I lost a lot of weight! Now I can’t gain weight, although I eat well. The only thing I don't eat is cookies. True, I can sometimes, but this is only with a girlfriend for company! I drink green tea, but I can only drink black tea with lemon. I also have a weak stomach. If you overeat, you start to feel sick. I want to go to the doctor about this. I don’t play sports (only in physical education classes). I really want to get better! Help me please! Thank you in advance!!!

Anya Hello Tatyana, I am 16 years old and with a height of 162 cm I weigh 48 kg, and just half a year ago I weighed 57 kg. Now I want to regain a little weight, since health problems began (amenorrhea), I think the main reason for weight loss is stress from -for the exam. I try to eat as healthy as possible: a full breakfast, lunch and dinner + snacks of fruit, cottage cheese, muesli or hematogen, sometimes I even force myself to eat, and sometimes I can’t get enough. For the last week I have been eating a lot of sweets and not moving much (I understand, not the best way). Tell me how best to gain weight? And another question, my legs have lost a lot of weight, and my stomach has shrunk quite a bit, if I start to gain weight, how will my weight be distributed( all in the tummy or evenly throughout the body)? Thank you in advance! :)

Well, the fact that your legs have lost weight and your stomach has shrunk quite a bit is the last problem you should think about in your case. Because we all lose weight and gain weight depending on our hormonal levels. There are several types of people, we will talk about this someday, and they lose weight and gain weight in different ways, this is what all fitness centers work on. You have just a different problem.

Amenorrhea is a rather formidable syndrome. The absence of menstruation means that the body has lost so much weight that it can no longer perform reproductive function. For a young woman this is really critical. Since amenorrhea may be a symptom of a fairly strong hormonal shift, and, accordingly, weight loss may be associated precisely with it, the causes and consequences are quite difficult to determine.

Therefore, there are gynecologists and endocrinologists, and you need to run to them and figure out what is happening. I can’t say that the diet is ideal, but it is close to how 90 percent of the population of our country eats. And no one is left without menstruation at the same time. Therefore, consultation with a gynecologist and endocrinologist is required - and the sooner the better.

Egor Hello! I am 17 years old and with a height of 168 cm, I weigh 55 kilograms, although I have been wanting to go to the gym for six months now. During this time I gained 3 kg, although there is a result. My friend has been walking for a year, he is slightly taller than me and weighs 70 kg. I eat at school, at home heavily during the day and lightly in the evening sometimes at night. I have a fast metabolism, I don’t lose weight, but I don’t gain weight either. What should I do and is it possible due to genes?

Egor, if I were you, I would first of all calm down. Comparing yourself to your friends in terms of weight and height is as thankless as comparing yourself by hair color or eye color. That's absolutely true.

As for genes - of course, there are genetic predispositions to a particular body shape, and many things are determined genetically - the structure of adipose tissue deposition, the rate of weight gain, the metabolic rate, and so on. If I were you, I would calm down. Go to the gym - thank God, you feel good - thank God! Look less at others - and everything will be fine.

Tanya Hello Tatyana Vladimirovna, I am 17 years old, height 170, and weight only 43 kg. A year ago I weighed 57. I considered myself too fat, so I decided to lose weight. But I got too carried away with losing weight, and in half a year I lost weight to 39 kg. I started having health problems, amenorrhea, low blood pressure and a weak pulse (only 40 beats per minute), but nevertheless I was not going to eat normally for fear that I would gain weight again. But on New Year’s Day I couldn’t resist and ate a piece of cake. Since then I’ve started eating well and quite densely, but my weight remains the same at 43 kg. I went to the doctors, all my hormones were fine, my thyroid too. The only thing I noticed was that I began to go to the toilet very often. Especially at night, I wake up 3-4 times and am all wet, maybe this is stopping me from gaining weight? Tell me how to get better? Already tired of seeing my protruding bones and is it possible to get my periods back without taking hormonal medications? Thank you in advance!)

Unfortunately, your situation is very common among young girls these days. Much has been written about it; it is anorexia nervosa. And I will never believe that anorexia nervosa can be cured on New Year’s Eve by eating a piece of cake. It doesn't happen that way.

As for the fact that you are now eating absolutely normally, adequately and densely, I doubt it. Anorexia nervosa is a fairly serious disease. Sweating at night, fatigue, lack of weight gain, and the absence of menstruation against this background are reasons to contact a psychotherapist. Because anorexia nervosa is a deep, severe neurosis that requires special help. It cannot be cured on its own, and self-treatment is not recommended.

The sooner you see a psychotherapist, and a competent one at that (and there are already centers for the treatment of anorexia nervosa in Moscow, their addresses can be found on the Internet), the better. It is advisable to contact government agencies; they have already accumulated vast experience in this area and can quickly get you out of an abnormal state.

Experts will assess whether you are really eating adequately, or whether your nutrition is not enough and does not return you to a full life as a 17-year-old girl. This is a really serious, complex disease, and you can’t let it go – it usually ends very badly.

Maxim Hello, I am 23 years old, height 177-178, weight 62 kg (can change within 1 kg, but stays stable). Can't gain weight. The body and face are thin in appearance. Sedentary work in an office. I go to the gym 3 times a week, for 2-3 hours. The gym does not help me gain weight, although my body shape changes for the better, but my weight remains the same. Eating 3 times a day (good breakfast, lunch and dinner). I eat a variety of foods and don’t restrict my diet. There is a disease called connective tissue dysplasia. I think the difficulty of gaining weight is due to DST. Please tell me what should be done in this situation? All the best.

DST is not an obstacle to weight gain. Well done - if you have connective tissue dysplasia, go to the gym. Thus, you ensure a calmer future for yourself, without serious diseases from the musculoskeletal system. You could have them if you didn't go to the gym and build muscle mass. I welcome this.

But, if a person spends 2-3 hours in the gym, then he is unlikely to start gaining weight. With such significant loads, additional protein nutrition is necessary. True, I warn everyone against protein concentrates. Because, unfortunately, all protein concentrates contain anabolic steroids to one degree or another, which promote the absorption of these proteins. Any intake of protein mixtures does not lead to good results.

Therefore, I would review the diet towards increasing protein components. Proteins are not just meat. These are dairy products, they contain the necessary protein casein, these are legumes, beans, bread also contains vegetable proteins in sufficient quantities. That is, you need to focus on foods containing protein.

Natalya Good afternoon! I am 26, height 167, weight 45 kg. I managed to gain up to 49 kg, but after a stressful situation I lost weight again. I went to the doctors at the clinic at my place of residence, they carried out all the standard examinations, said that I was healthy, and that I was just like that! But I’m not happy with my weight, when I weighed 49 kg (and ideally I want 52 kg), I felt and looked much better. I eat everything. How to gain weight quickly? Maybe some protein for bodybuilders to drink?

There is no need to drink protein concentrates (see answer to the previous question). In your case, I would add enzymes and vitamins. Give it a try. Because if the preliminary examination did not give any results (which in your case is already good), then perhaps you have a genetic predisposition to such weight. There are probably a few fat people in your family and people who gain weight quickly. Therefore, in your case, I recommend vitamin therapy, normalization of sleep and rest patterns, and some enzyme preparations that promote food absorption.

Danil Student, 18 years old. I came home for the holidays and instead of 72 kilograms I saw 64.8 on the scales. Parents, Grandmother, girlfriend - everyone said that he had lost a lot of weight, that his ribs were sticking out, etc. I don’t feel any discomfort myself, but my loved ones do. When I returned to school, I began to eat better. I used to eat whenever I want and when I can, but now I always have breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The food is varied. However, there is almost never any appetite, as well as no desire to eat... What to do? What to do? Thank you

It is necessary to do a gastroscopy, because lack of appetite is a sign of a gastrointestinal tract disease. The exact diagnosis will be determined by a gastroenterologist by performing a gastroscopy and ultrasound of the abdominal organs. You need a specialist, because you can’t lose 10 kilograms without motivation.

Juliana Hello! I am 24 years old, height 181, weight 56 kg. I'm not happy with my weight, I really want to gain 5-6 kg. About 5 years ago my weight was 60-62 kg, and that suited me quite well. I took hormonal drugs for 7 months (according to a doctor’s prescription), and when the course of treatment was over, I lost weight dramatically. For 2 years my weight has been stable (56 kg). I have an excellent appetite, I eat everything. But I’m very emotional - maybe that’s why fat doesn’t accumulate? Please tell me how to gain 5-6 kg. Thank you.

You have a classic vicious circle. As soon as a person loses weight below a comfortable weight, all his reactions, of course, become sharper, all his emotions spill out, which, of course, does not contribute to weight gain. My advice may seem ridiculous, but take a month's vacation, go where you want, with your loved one or with your family, but be sure to switch away from ordinary life.

If everything is in order with your health, then such a switch and transition to a calmer path and a calmer life will in itself give you weight gain. And then, returning to normal life, you will start all over again and will not react so sharply and painfully to problems.

Natalya Hello, I’m 22 years old, I gave birth to a child 2 years ago. Since then I haven’t been able to gain weight. My height is 170 cm and my weight is 46 kg. This is very little. I eat all the time, but it’s all to no avail. I was also diagnosed with nephroptosis, doctors advise me to eat more protein to gain weight. But this is of no use. Please help me.

Usually, when a child is born, in addition to the joys of motherhood, a huge number of problems appear, including the inability to eat at the right time, severe lack of sleep, a colossal amount of stress: crying and not crying, how to breathe, coughing and not coughing, and the like. Maybe your weight loss is associated with a stressful situation, and again with fatigue and lack of sleep.

Fortunately, children grow up, and this is their great advantage. However, 46 kilograms is very little. Of course, you need to undergo a medical examination, but besides this, try to take a little break from the child for a while.

Pavel Hello! I am 30 years old, with a height of 187 cm, a weight of 67 kg is a constant for 15 years. And this is not at all pleasing. My work involves physical activity, but I don’t do any sports. There are no problems with appetite, when at work all normal people have one lunch a day, I manage to arrange two for myself and at the same time get up from the table with a slight feeling of hunger, plus small snacks throughout the working day. It seems that the problem needs to be solved comprehensively (not only from the nutrition side), but where to start? Three years ago I had an ultrasound of the thyroid gland, visually everything was fine with it. Tests for thyroid hormones were not done.... Thank you!

On the one hand, of course, you need to do a test for thyroid hormones. But, most likely, it will not give anything. Over 15 years, if you had problems with the thyroid gland, they would manifest themselves not only by keeping your weight at a low level. Therefore, in your version: if a person works, eats two lunches, his work involves physical activity, and leads a normal sex life - I wouldn’t worry too much. Little - but not scary.

Inessa Hello. My husband is 43 years old. Height is 166 cm and weight is 51 kg. This is very little. A month ago, an operation was performed - left nephrectomy. Before the operation, I weighed 56 kg. The appetite has appeared, and this is already good. But... Within a month, his weight became approximately 51.5 kg. Please tell me how he can get better. Thank you.

An operation such as nephrectomy is a colossal stress for the body. The operation is difficult, associated with blood loss, and the recovery period is very long. I would advise you to maintain a normal postoperative regimen. There are even special postoperative tables, there are special nutritionists who prescribe them.

You should look at the result six months after the operation. If in six months (and this is the period during which the body must adapt to changed conditions) the body returns to normal, then that’s great. If not, you will have to take some more effective measures.

Nastya Hello! I’m 24 years old, weight 46 kg with a height of 175 cm (I’ve been thin all my life, but about 6 years ago my weight dropped quite sharply, by 6-7 kg, without any special reasons (I didn’t give birth, the climate didn’t change). Work - sedentary (in the office) and nervous! Mobility is average (maybe below average), but I try to walk at least 20 times a day). The diagnosis is chronic gastritis with high acidity. Appetite is often good. I want to prepare my body for pregnancy, but with such weight there is a big risk. And lately I’ve started to feel unsatisfied with my weight, my bones have started to bulge, my arms have generally lost weight. I really want to GET WELL! Help me please!!!

Let's return to the advice that I already gave when answering previous questions. Vitamin therapy, start the morning with porridge and direct carbohydrates, porridge can be with bananas or dried fruit. In addition, just walking is not enough for a sedentary lifestyle. You need to start going to the gym and get strength training with light weights to activate metabolism in muscle tissue, which promotes the absorption of all nutrients.

Your option is very smooth but consistent workouts in the gym at least three times a week. And precisely power loads.

Hello Anna, please tell me what you need to eat in order to gain weight, I’m 160 tall and weigh only 40 kg, and I’m already 21 years old and I’ve been a mother for a year now. I have a lot of complexes about my weight, help.

Today, most people struggle with excess weight as it is a direct threat to health, life, beauty and grace. But there are also those who are concerned about low weight and want to gain it . Most women dream of having beautiful curves in sexy places; sometimes weight is necessary purely for medical reasons. Let's talk today about how to gain weight or gain weight at home by adjusting your diet and taking herbal decoctions. The best weight gain recipes available to everyone are here!

Low weight: why it’s bad and how it threatens your health

A girl with low weight may have impaired reproductive function, which leads to disruption of the menstrual cycle and, as a result, the inability to become pregnant and bear fruit.
Lack of weight leads to increased blood sugar and the occurrence of an insidious disease - diabetes.
Excessively thin people face disorders in the functioning of the endocrine system.
A small percentage of fat in thin people contributes to the malfunction of other organs.
Lack of weight can cause kidney disease and prolapse.
Lack of weight contributes to the occurrence of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, a decrease in immunity, which in turn causes various diseases.
Thin people have a hard time in everyday life; any overload can lead to tearing of organs and muscle breakdown. We often hear the expression: I'm overstrained, all this is just from the area of low weight.

Thinness and its types

There are two types of thinness:

physiological - the state of the body when a person has passed all examinations, no violations have been identified, he is healthy. Most likely, his low weight is caused by a fast metabolism; he inherited thinness due to the structure of his personal endocrine system.
Pathological thinness is revealed during medical examinations, when a problem is discovered in the functioning of some organs, and sometimes several.

The article will talk about how to quickly recover for a girl or woman at home, with physiological thinness, or weight loss occurred in a healthy body temporarily, for example, due to experience, physical fatigue, or impairment.

Gaining weight through physical training and pumping up muscles is a long process that requires time and the intake of proteins, the intake of which is not healthy and harmless, no matter how their manufacturers claim. However, moderate physical activity when gaining weight is of course important for the body to look beautiful and fit, and for the weight gained to not be deposited in “unnecessary” places.

We will consider here only products and recipes that increase weight at home.

Causes of underweight

First of all, to understand the cause of low weight, you need to find out whether you are healthy.

So, if no special disturbances in the functioning of the organs are identified, we will try to increase weight by changing your diet.

How to get fat or gain weight correctly at home

Not a few people, both men and women, would like to gain a little weight, this is especially true for young and middle-aged people. For mature people, the opposite problem is most often closer, how to lose weight. So let's start with the main thing, how to recover quickly at home.

Beekeeping products also help to increase weight correctly: bee bread, pollen, royal jelly have a beneficial effect on the body and increase weight if its loss is caused by malaise. In the morning, when you wake up, immediately eat 1-2 teaspoons of honey, it is quickly absorbed and starts the process of insulin formation, which leads to an increase in appetite.
Any nuts - pine nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios - increase weight due to their calorie content and oil content, with the addition of dried fruits - the effect of their consumption is even more significant.
Before meals, at noon and in the evening, drink a glass of fruit juice with added sugar or honey. The juice itself is high in calories, in addition, it helps to raise insulin, which in turn accelerates the process of converting carbohydrates into fats.
In an effort to get better, there is no need to increase the amount of food consumed or overeat; all this can lead to overload in the gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys, and although it will give tangible results in weight gain, it will bring other health problems.

If there are no diseases, and the reason for low weight is in the special process of food absorption and metabolism, then you can try the following folk recipes.

Traditional recipes for weight gain products

This mass below, consumed with hot milk, works well and gives the desired result of weight gain over time.

200 gr. rendered internal pork fat (I think where you can find this, you can replace it with butter, which is easily digestible and simply tastier);

6 large green apples;
6 egg yolks;
½ cup sugar;
200 gr. chocolate

Mix the whole mixture and spread on bread. Eat 4-5 times a day, washed down with hot milk.

The recipe guarantees weight gain 1 kg per week!

And here is a long-tested recipe for those who drink beer:

Add a couple of spoons of rich sour cream to a glass of beer, add a little salt and drink. Take daily until weight starts to come on.

If you don’t like beer, you can buy brewer’s yeast in tablets at the pharmacy and take them according to the calculation data provided in the application.

Another delicious cocktail:

1 glass of milk, 2 tbsp. spoons of cottage cheese, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey and half a banana. You can use it as an addition to breakfast, or before going to the gym

This cocktail is effective for temporary weight loss.

Milkshake for weight gain

For one glass of cocktail you will need the following products:
Sour cream – 100 g.
Olive oil (can be replaced with any vegetable oil) – 1 tbsp. spoon,
Lemon juice from half a lemon
Orange juice – 100g.
Honey - 1 tbsp. spoon or can be replaced with any fruit jam or preserves.
Egg yolk – 1 pc. Mix everything and drink

Recipe for weight gain with bee bread (pollen)

500 g flower pollen
2 standard cans of condensed milk, natural whole milk according to GOST is important.

Mix everything thoroughly and put the mixture in the refrigerator for two weeks to let it brew. Use every morning on an empty stomach, 15-20 minutes before breakfast, chewing thoroughly, starting with 1 teaspoon, and increasing the amount every 3-5 days. It is better to drink it with warm liquid.

To gain weight, a man, girl and teenager need to increase the amount of pollen consumed to 2-2.5 tbsp/1.5-2 tbsp/1 tbsp. respectively.

It is important that a person is not allergic to bee pollen.

A good effect of increasing weight with herbs is provided by alfalfa decoctions (2 tbsp. fresh per glass of water or 1 tbsp. dried herb). Drink the decoction warm, half a glass, 2 times a day, 30 minutes before meals.

Other herbs have similar stimulating properties for weight gain: clover, sophora, nettle, dandelion, cinquefoil, yarrow and others. You can drink a decoction from each herb separately, or you can mix everything we have and prepare the decoction as follows: recipe proposed by Gennady Malakhov :

Pour 2 tablespoons of pre-crushed collection into 1 liter of boiling water, bring to a boil, simmer for 10 minutes in a sealed container, pour together with the herb into a thermos, leave overnight.
Take 100-150 ml during the day 30 minutes before meals.
To improve the taste, you can add honey, sugar, and berries.
The course of treatment is 3-4 months.
After which they take a break for 10-14 days, change the collection and continue treatment. Despite the improvement, herbal medicine must be continued for at least 12 months.

Brewer's yeast taken after or during meals increases weight. Yeast increases appetite, improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, increases absorption in the intestines, and provides the body with B vitamins.

Yeast is contraindicated for people suffering from kidney disease and gout.

Remember that weight gain of more than 1 kg per week is not safe for the body. An increase of 500 grams is considered optimal.

Exercise, muscle building - the path to weight gain

When gaining weight, you need to remember that the physical component is important here too. Don’t forget to prevent mass from being deposited in unnecessary places, pump up your abs and keep your body toned! And then the fat coming from food and formed from carbohydrates will not be deposited as fat folds, but will turn into beautiful muscles, making you flexible and slender.

Here it is important to start with light loads so that physical education does not result in even greater weight loss.

Sometimes excessive thinness is a consequence of nervous tension, stress, or an overly active emotional rhythm of life. You just need to give your body a break, ensure healthy and proper sleep, pamper it a little and your weight will return to you. After all, a calm, measured life is the key to health and... good weight.

Well, in conclusion, I want to reassure everyone who is thin: if you feel good, you don’t have any terrible medical diagnoses, you are young and full of strength - be glad that you are light, because this will give you a chance to stay healthy for many years. People with less weight live longer and their quality of life is much higher!

And now tips on how to gain weight correctly and effectively:

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Surprisingly, but true - there are people who dream of getting better. And their question - how to gain weight quickly - is justified. After all, being too thin with protruding collarbones and ribs is not an aesthetically pleasing sight. In addition, a person can lose a lot of weight after a debilitating illness or after suffering.

Those who think that you can gain weight very easily by simply eating large amounts of food are mistaken. You still need to accustom yourself to a large amount of food in one serving, and in general this is not an option - the state of overeating is extremely unpleasant. So what to do?

The first thing you need to understand is that being thin, just like being fat, is a consequence of metabolic disorders and/or contamination of the body. Oddly enough, a person who follows the path of cleansing the body through fasting then recovers to his normal weight. Therefore, the main rule is not to eat everything! This is especially true for other unhealthy foods such as pastries, cakes, sweets, fatty sausages with artificial additives, etc.

Rule two: nutrition should be reasonable, well-structured, and bring benefit and not harm. After all, we do not live to eat, but on the contrary, we eat to live. And live fully, feeling cheerful, healthy, full of strength. But not every food brings cheerfulness and strength. Poor nutrition will only slow down all your attempts to gain weight quickly. Hence the conclusion: eat something that will give you energy and not make you drowsy! That is, eat cereals - porridge, preferably whole grains. Eat meat, fatty meats are possible, the main thing is that it is of high quality. Be sure to eat dairy and fermented milk products - milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, while you need to eat full-fat sour cream and full-fat cottage cheese. Nuts are excellent natural fats. They can be eaten without restriction; they quickly fill you up without filling your stomach and delivering the necessary substances.

Some people believe that eating lard and bread overnight can improve the situation. No, that's not true. Lard has saturated fatty acids, which are very difficult to digest and take a long time to absorb. By eating almost pure fat at night, you will only provide yourself with insomnia and... At night you need to eat unsaturated fats - this is rule three. These include vegetable oil and fish oil. Carbohydrates are also suitable for eating in the evening, but not all. In other words, at night it is better for you to eat fish of any kind, eggs in any form, bread with butter and honey. Healthy protein foods are also welcome - lactic acid products such as kefir and yogurt. By the way, fish and nuts are not only a source of fat, but also a source of protein.

Rule four: the entire daily ration should be evenly distributed, that is, you need to eat several times a day, and not eat too much once at night. At the same time, breakfast, second breakfast, both, afternoon snack, dinner should be complete. Don't snack, eat! Not a cracker, but an apple, not a hamburger, but a piece of meat with porridge.

Don't forget about fruits and vegetables that contain fiber. Fiber is needed for the same cleansing. If your intestines are clogged with food waste, which only releases toxins and poisons the entire body, then you will not be able to recover. In this regard, along with carrots and cabbage, muesli is an excellent help - together with vegetables, like a broom, they sweep away everything unnecessary and dead from the intestines, making room for new, clean, healthy cells.

So, remember: your weight will be normalized only if the body is clean - only clean cells can be filled with the necessary nutrients, as a result of which you will gain the missing weight.

It's incredible, but true! Most of us spend our whole lives trying to lose weight, while some want to gain that weight. Yes, there are not very many such people, but they still exist. 10% of the world's population suffers from extreme thinness.

Thinness worries both women and men. Moreover, scientists have identified several types of people who need to recover for medical reasons:

Congenital tendency to underweight;
Those who are constantly in a state of stress and neuro-emotional tension. Due to stress, depression, psychosis, anxiety, it is very difficult to gain weight;
Patients with severe acute chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
Athletes who, due to constant heavy physical activity, need to increase body weight.

To this list you can add pathological conditions, diseases due to which a person begins to rapidly lose weight. Naturally, in such cases, the doctor will prescribe a special diet aimed at gaining body weight, and here everything will depend on what pathology the patient had.

Diet for weight gain

It would seem that it is easier! Eat everything that looks at you and gain weight - cakes, pasta, ice cream, dumplings and other high-calorie foods. It's so easy to gain excess weight.

But it turns out that those who have a normal body constitution gain weight quite quickly. If a person is prone to thinness (sometimes even anorexic), then it will be very difficult for him to gain weight. After all, it is important not only to gain weight, but also to harm the body, since internal organs can also become covered with fatty deposits. The goal is to gain weight and stay healthy at the same time.

A person can really eat only cakes for several months in a row, while washing them down with full-fat milk and as a result get folds on the body, uneven weight gain, obesity, etc.

Diet features

A diet that will be aimed at gaining body weight should contain high-calorie foods, but in their optimal ratio. And choosing such a menu is very difficult. The main direction in the diet for weight gain is the use of protein shakes. These cocktails are very convenient and quick to make at home. Below are shakes without any additives or protein concentrates.

Protein shake recipe

To prepare you will need:

50 grams of high-fat cottage cheese (preferably homemade);
Ripe banana – 1 pc.;
Heavy cream – 1 tbsp;
Ice cream sundae – 1 tbsp;
Oatmeal – 2 tbsp;
Chocolate candy with wafer layer - 1 piece;
Milk 3.2% fat (or best homemade) – 250 ml (one glass).

Cocktail recipe “Coffee aroma”

To prepare the cocktail you will need:

High fat cream – 100 ml;
Instant coffee – 1 tsp;
Creamy fat ice cream – 2 tbsp;
Egg yolk – 1 pc.

The cream must be at room temperature. Dissolve the coffee in the cream, then add all the other ingredients and blend in a blender.

Some people who want to quickly gain weight resort to drinking protein shakes from jars (that is, store-bought ones). You will really get the effect from them; your body weight will begin to grow upward. The only thing you need to pay attention to is the composition of the cocktail when purchasing – cheap versions of cocktails contain a large number of chemicals.

If your goal is to gain weight quickly, then the first thing to consider is breakfast. Nutritionists say that breakfast accounts for approximately 50% of success in weight gain. Moreover, this does not mean a standard breakfast for the majority of the population, but a full meal, which will include porridge, omelettes, sandwiches, cottage cheese casseroles, dates, and nuts.

You need to eat 7 times a day and, of course, you are allowed to eat at night. It is very important to observe the calorie content of dishes - 3000 kcal per day.

Several breakfast options for those gaining weight:

Porridge (buckwheat, rice, pumpkin) in milk with the addition of nuts, raisins, honey, dried fruits + tea with sandwiches with butter and hard cheese + a mixture of nuts and dates;
Omelette of 3 eggs with milk and herbs + bacon (sausage) + vegetable salad + cocoa and sandwiches with cheese and butter + nuts;
Cottage cheese casserole with jam + coffee with milk, dried apricots, cookies + fruit salad.

Then there is definitely a second breakfast - it can be porridge with milk, mashed potatoes and a salad of fresh vegetables with the addition of sour cream, fruits, nuts, etc.

Lunch should be high-calorie, rich - borscht, soup; second course - pasta or porridge with meat and fish; boiled, fried potatoes.

In order for food to be better digested, do not forget to eat vegetables, fruits and dairy products. The ideal time to drink protein shakes is considered to be the afternoon, but if you like them, you can drink them throughout the day as a snack.

Note!

If you need to gain weight after suffering a serious illness, then start taking any multivitamin preparation (sold at the pharmacy). They tend to increase appetite and a person gains weight much faster.

It is advisable to eat food every 3 hours (and if you want to eat at night, then you should not deny yourself this);
It is not recommended to eat on the go, in a hurry, or in an uncomfortable environment;
Drink 2 liters of clean water per day;
Don’t be nervous, try to get more sleep;
Don’t eat the same foods, try to eat something new every day or two.