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Underweight and weakness
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My wife is taking a proper diet however her weight is not improving. Most of the time she feels weakness. She is under weight and not improving her health.
Is there any test required.
Please suggest how she can improve her weight.
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She needs to take high protein diet. Please ask me directly for personalized diet plan for you.
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Hello user
See, you will not gain until the cause of underweight is not treated. Secondly, eating more will not help in gaining weight. You need a proper balance weight gain diet.
There are many reason of being underweight
. Improper liver functions
. Endocrine imbalance ( diabetes/ thyroid)
. IBS
. Tuberculosis
. Improper dietary diet
. Vitamins and minerals deficiency
.Eating disorders
. Improper sleep
.Stress
. Medication
Many more
HOW WE TREAT UNDERWEIGHT THRU DIET
. Finding and Curing the cause of underweight
. Treating the deficiency and symptoms cause due to underweight
. Diet to get ideal weight
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Vitals,health parameter, physical activity, family history, occupation, daily routine and any many.so ,if you want to contact ,please contact us thru this link or via Practo
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Please connect with me by Practo App and we can discuss further.
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Ms. Syeda Rumana
Dietitian/Nutritionist
5 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hi,kindly book a consultation with me so that we can have a proper discussion before i can suggest you with a solution. I am available right now regard
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Ms. Neema Yadav
Dietitian/Nutritionist
4 yrs exp
Kolhapur
Healthy afternoon sir,
The following tests are recommended for an initial laboratory evaluation: CBC, and differential iron deficiency anaemia, urinalysis, urine culture- kidney infection or renal disease, hyperthyroidism.
Eat smaller meals more often,adding healthy snacks between meals.
Add extra calories to meals with cheese, nuts and seeds.
Add protein to your meals with beans, pulses, fish , eggs and lean meat
Have snacks that are easy to prepare, such as yoghurt or rice puddings
Build muscle with strength training or yoga - exercise can also improve appetite .
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Kindly consult with me for detailed discussion and customised diet plan through Practo
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Ms. Kapila
Dietitian/Nutritionist
11 yrs exp
Ludhiana
Take home cooked meals comprising all nutrients macros and micros. Take good fats, carbs n protein. Limit all processed preserved packaged and outside food completely. Stop hard drinks and smoking if any. Take good water intake of atleast 3-4 lit a day.
Alongwith the dietary changes, lifestyle modifications must be done like Physical activity for atleast 1 hour, time discipline should be fixed for all meals and other activities. Try getting sleep for 6-8 hrs min.
For personalised & detailed guidance, contact directly.
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Ms. Trupti Padhi
Dietitian/Nutritionist
1 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Gud evening pls connect through practo app directly.
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Ms. Somya Jain
Dietitian/Nutritionist
9 yrs exp
Delhi
First of all connect with me on practo app with her last test to understand how we can help.her better
For more connect with me on practo app
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Ms. Neha Kava (DT)
Dietitian/Nutritionist
15 yrs exp
Mumbai
I am happy to know that you are so much concerned about her health. Firstly we need to check her nutrition intake in regular diet. If there is any nutritional deficiencies then we need to work on them. Weight is just not the parameter for fitness if she feels energetic and lively.
Since you mentioned she feels weak most of the times, then we need to work on her eating habits.
Does she have good gut health?
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Before doing any test, we can do nutritional
Screening for her and then I can recommend you the required blood work to be done
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