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Will drinking Ensure Plus make me gain weight?

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I havent eaten anything (by means of keeping it inside me) for almost seven months. Basically, the little that I do eat I throw up. Self induced. I have lost about five and a half stone, maybe a little more, I never weigh myself but sometimes my gp will.
For about four months I have been on Ensure Plus, they do help. I dont feel dizzy and tired as much and I dont collapse anymore. The thing is, and this may just be me but I feel like Im either putting on weight or staying about the same as before I begain them. Does anybody know if this could be true? Please let me know your thought. MAny thanx.

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i think the ensure plus is giving your body the vitamins and minerals it needs, don't think of it as making you gain weight, but keeping you alive really :)
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I am on them too. But mine are through my g-tube mostly. Although if I dont get all my mouth foods in then I have to add more ensure via mouth or tube. But I have maintained my weight. I hope this helps.
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i agree with colie23 giving you vitamins and energy in body they have Cal's but your body needs them
they are good supplements
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Ensure is an effective way of getting essential nutrients in to your body, thats all !
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Ensure gives your body what it needs to survive if you can't eat. Of course it has calories too but you need those just to keep your heart pumping and your organs functioning.
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