My foster son adds Isopure Whey Protein to his juices, oatmeal, etc.

It hasn't really helped him gain weight, but it has really helped him maintain his weight............

I drank Ensure Clear when I was losing weight drastically. I didn't put any on, but it did seem to help with maintaining my weight. It has no fat. I tried other Ensure to get more calories, but it made me feel sick. I have to eat super low fat after necrotizing pancreatitis.

Garden of Life brand Raw Meal- I have vanilla but sometimes add alittle cocoa to it. (1 scoop- you mix in drink- I use rice milk for it). Protein derived from sprouts- vegan no gluten either. 17 g of protein- seems easier to digest, 2.5 g of fat total (1 g is saturated/ the rest mono and polysats.Cheapest to buy on line- Amazon or such in bulk. You can buy a couple small paks at a health food store and try first?
I have also used GNC wheybolic extreme 60 (as in 60 g of protein with 1 g of fat) This one is pumped up with some other stuff and has some pretty good research behind it (for athletes). It builds muscle best if drunk first (I mix in rice milk) and followed by exercise. I walk or garden but I am not breaking any speed records. I prefer the first one but my husband and I both use the second sometimes before we decide to torture ourselves with some home project! You can view all the ingredients on line and run them past your doctor/ nutritionist for your specific circumstances. peace lynette2

Protein, protein and more protein for muscle and obviously you will need to work out too. To gain muscle you need to eat your body weight in muscle-hard to do for some people with CP. You cant really put on muscle without weight training and if its 20 lbs of muscle you want to gain then you need to work out hard and essential tear your muscles-let them repair, do it again-and all along eating LOADS of protein.

If you just want to gain weight in general, then carbs, protein and low fat foods-eat every 1.5 hrs.

Thanks for all the replies. I've been frequenting bodybuilding forums and I am surprised by how many really young people ages ranging from 17-25 have had AP attacks. Most of them are idiopathic besides the older age group 35+ who had pancreatitis which was mainly caused by alcohol. However I see lots of them use WHEY protein shakes before they had their AP attacks. I was even suprised to see a few with CP still bodybuilding and are extremely buff. Could be the roids, idk but they are massive.

What do you think - do you think WHEY protein is bad? I see the first poster sons has no issues with whey which is encouraging.

This that might be helpful to others:
----------Ways to increase calories on a low-fat diet:-----------

* Small, frequent meals: 3 meals and 3 snacks a day.
* Keep fluids to a minimum at meal times, but don't forget to drink between meals.
* Add dried milk powder, whey or soy protein powder to foods (mashed potatoes, eggs, soups).
* Consider high-carbohydrate and easy-to-digest foods such as: baked potato, Cream of Wheat, dry toast, rice, pasta, saltine crackers, animal crackers, and pretzels.
* Snack on dried fruit and add to pancakes, grains, cereals, yogurt, chicken or vegetable salad. Cook in muffins, chicken or pork entrees.
* Sip on higher calorie fluids such as juices (try cranberry, grape and nectars), milk, homemade smoothies, and commercial nutritional supplements, for example, Ensure or Boost.

-------------------- snippet from pancreatitisforum blog
The best food choices for those suffering from chronic pancreatitis are fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and nonfat/low fat dairy, and lean cuts of meat.
There are a few things you must completely avoid, such as alcohol and fried/greasy/high fat foods (such as creamy sauces, fast food, full fat meat and dairy, and anything fried). These foods can cause your pancreas to release more enzymes at once than it normally would, leading to an attack. There are also foods that you should eat only sparingly, if at all. These include refined carbohydrates (white bread, sugar, and high fructose corn syrup) which cause your pancreas to release more insulin than more wholesome complex carbohydrates (such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes). In general, I recommend minimizing processed foods, which are either high in fat, high in refined sugars, or sometimes both.

Interesting, Ive used Whey for years-hope its not related. I do notice if I have a shake after my workout from my gym my acid does increase...

My foster son has Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome which can cause Pancreatitis attacks. Basically, when the fat between the duodenum and the superior mesenteric artery is lost, that artery falls and wraps around the duodenum - which causes an attack.....

Body builders have very little body fat....just a thought.....

K

good luck doing any serious working out with this disease any muscle strain ive ever done has caused pain cause no matter what body part your working u will drain some off your adominal muscle which has always put me in serious pain let me know how it goes

Hey there dcockfield59!

You'd be suprised if you lurk around bodybuilding forums (tnation, bodybuilding.com, etc...) and there's a small amount of CP'ers, not AP guys that do heavy lifting and are ripped. They all seems to be around their 30-40's.

But who know's they could be on roids.