Barbie,

Some wonderful person on here suggested to me that Instant Breakfast with 1/2 Cup whipping cream, and then some water in the same glass to think it down a bit. I have been using it for at least 2 of my high fat intake meals. When I can't get anything else down, that seems to be what I reach for.

I used Ensure Plus, a liquid nutritional supplement. It has 15 grams of fat so doesn't quite make the 20 cut but it was the best I could do. It won't help your hemoglobin but I could tolerate it when other foods totally turned my off. It is best cold but for my morning meds I just kept it by the bed. I was always thirsty so drinking was easier than eating. People seem to differ a lot in their ability to tolerate the fatty food requirement. I am still having a lot of trouble with appetite. The Procrit will help but it will take a little time. Hang in there. You can get through this! Hugs!

Hello, we all came here searching for support & info.
IIm not on the new triple. Was on a triple when in trial 3 years ago that didn't work. My VL started going back up in the first 12 weeks & they pulled me off.
I was very sick & weak & blood counts crashed.
Still hcv+ & not feeling wonderful but doing my best.

I drank a lot of milk shakes, half bagels with cream cheese, peanut butter whole milk

Try chunks of marble cheese. High in fat and will help plug ya up. I would push down a peperoni stick and about a 2x2 chunk of cheese.

I would urge you to avoid recommendations made on DS and other forums recommending foods high in sugar such as cookies.

SUGAR CAUSES INFLAMMATION.

When you are in a desperate situation as such, with the stringent fat intake mandatory for optimum bioavailability and tolerability, you really must be open minded to any foods.....

Basically eat or drink anything that your pallate can handle.....
sugars, high fructose corn syrup, fats, fried (not alot...i did french fries for lunch w sour cream...yuk but it worked...and did it for 5 weeks...)
eat what you can....
i made fresh whipped cream w stevia and put on fresh strawberries.....a little has alot of fat...dip bread in olive oil....make real ice cream milk shakes.....
alfredo sauce, cheese, sausage egg biscuit...honey buns, corn muffins, whole milk....almond butter, peanut butter, nutella.....avocado......sports nutrition drinks.....bars.....snak cakes...

just PLEASE, even when you cannot handle it try to eat a small piece of bread with your meds... it will help alot....

you may also wish to try metamuscil to bulk up on fiber for your stomach and colon and the anal issues......it will help, alot.

when you complete the Incivek, you will NOT want crap.....and the healthy choices will come, automatically...hugs.....

I made smoothies with fruit and cream. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Before I started the incivek I decided I would eat nuts for a lot of my fat because they are healthier than most fats. That quickly came to an end when the intestional problems started. Then it was every fat for itself!! Who would ever think that a high fat diet would be that hard? It is when you feel terrible.

I quit nuts and switched to smooth nut butters.
The bottom issues were not worth the crunch.

I used Boost Plus with 14 grams of fat when I felt so nauseated I couldn't imagine eating. The Procrit took me about 3 weeks to feel different, but my blood counts came up within the first week. Seems like everything takes time with this disease. I agree with the majority that anything you can get down is good - thank God, incivek only lasts 3 months.

i am taking some advice that i read here and am trying to eat more solid food... to get a firm bm... really helps with the burn... eating a muffin sometimes in the morning - ham sandwich/2 tbsp mayo is 20 grams... my appetite is fairly good but am avoiding more of the sweet stuff and dairy lately... (heck it's only been a week but seems like forever)

Lots of good suggestions. I found that what I may be able to eat one week I couldn't the next and so on. I started with a real specific regime of what to eat but towards the end I ate what ever I could get down.

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