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@granitedoug
I don't know if this is helpful and please check with your doctor. I've always been low-normal to underweight on the bmi scale so when I was diagnosed my doctor was concerned about my weight. I used to eat a really healthy diet, very little sugar and I watched my cholesterol. The dietitian told me to give up skim milk and low fat yogurt and switch to whole milk, full fat yogurt and cheese as a starting point. My oncologist told me that at this stage some sugar might be good for me. Just switching the fat content in my yogurt and keffir, and adding some cheese and occasional ice cream, has made me gain a lot of weight. I dont eat red meat but increased my chicken, fish and nuts and added homemade protein shakes to get more protein. I started this journey at 59 kg. 9 months later I weigh 65, even though I had one bout of diarrhea so bad i didn't eat for 5 days and lost 6 kg. So net gain of 12 kg.

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@kyshoor
Hello, thank you for the reply. I have always been drinking whole milk and lots of cheese. I eat as much red meat as I can, with my stents I am limited on which ones I can eat. I eat lots of eggs also. I eat ice cream when I can. With the chemo I get I have the cold sensation and I only have a couple days in-between treatments that I can have anything cold. I am putting on a little weight I'm up about 11 lbs from my low. One of the main problems now is my taste sensation is gone and nothing tastes good anymore so I have to force myself to eat.