Hello, so my pancreatic issue is a bit different than CP but I deal a lot with juggling nutritional issues. Specifically getting in the calories without causing too much GI upset. I've always had difficulty gaining weight and staying healthy, and require 5,000 calories a day to stay where I'm at. My 2 biggest tools have been supplemental nutrition and appetite stimulants. I use a mix called scandishake for my supplemental nutrition. I believe it can be ordered without a prescription. there is a website full of recipes for the scandishake too which is why this has been my favorite option, so that you can use it to make various drink and smoothie mixes, and cook it into normal meal recipes as opposed to having to drink it as a shake all the time like you would with boost or ensure. I can turn a smoothie into 1,000 calories without consuming a large volume of food, or add an easy 500 calories to a meal with the mix. The hardest part of weight gain is adding calories without a ton of volume. There are also a lot of nutritional resources available for how you can add calories to what you are already eating without creating an obvious difference to your meal. That's my tactic. I take the appetite stimulant to make it easier to meet my daily intake goals, and keep me from losing weight when I'm sick. Good luck!!

Thanks for the reply gliderlove. I really appreciate it. I looked into scandishake and although it is just what I am looking for, it achieves its super calories by being high in fat which is something I am trying to avoid.

I am pretty sure I have an angry pancreas although the imaging I have had to date shows that its all cool. I.e. They can not see any evidence of CP but I have pretty steady pain under left rib and in left shoulderblade in the hours after eating.

Because the doctors have no idea what is wrong with me and I suspect CP or at least some sort of pancreatic problem, I am trying to stick to the advice of a low fat diet.

What I did take from your post is to suppliment the 0 fat meals I am having with something. What that something is I'll need to search for. Carnation instant breakfast mixed in with my oatmeal? I.e. Adding calories without adding volume.

Thanks again for your help.

C

Hello -

My foster son puts non-fat Isopure whey protein in his drinks (or food).

It has helped him put on a little weight.

Good luck!