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[nredden]

Hello. Im concerned about my 65 year old mother who was diagnosed with Crohns and ulcerative colitis at 24 years old. Her large intestine was removed at that time as well as a large portion of her small intestine. From the time she eats food to the time its coming out the other end is about 10 minutes. She is on Remicadee and had good results at first but now its not doing much but making her feel exhausted. She is a smoker and won't quit. She also doesn't take care of herself. She has other medical issues related to malnutrition such as hair loss, teeth loss, osteoporosis and COPD from the smoking. She has a history of long standing fistulas. She about 5'2 and is at her lowest weight of 85lbs. What is the best pre packages nutritional shake I can order and send to her. She live far away but I want to send her a care package of nutritional supports, vitamins, shakes, anything....to get her to gain weight. Ensure is sickeningly sweet to her. Raw veggies and fruit bloat her double her over in pain. She can't tolerate much dairy. Hates yogurt. She eats ALOT of bread and butter. She can't lose any ore weight. She's skin and bones. Thanks.

 

[scottsma]

Hello and welcome.Your poor Mother is very lucky she has someone who cares about her more than she herself does.Being in the UK I can't advise you about nutritional packs etc.but I'm sure someone will be along soon to offer advice.I hope your mother will make good use of any help you send to her and she starts to improve.Best Wishes.

 

[ronroush7]

Welcome. She probably needs to ask her doctor about another biologic besides Remicade. Ensure has carrageenan in it which is not supposed to be good. My wife and I get nutrition shakes by a company called CalNaturale. You say she eats a lot of bread and butter but she can't tolerate dairy. I know there are alternatives to real butter but can't think of them right now. I hope she feels better soon.

 

[ronroush7]

The brand of butter we use is called Earth Balance. It is dairy free.