I was put in a rehab facility after my Whipple surgery last year. The food was inedible. 20 days of crappy food before I was ejected when the insurance coverage limit was reached. My wife brought in protein shakes and Gatorade. I lived on that. My weight dropped from 161 pre-surgery to 136.4 by the date of "ejection".
I'm still struggling to maintain my weight. 149.7 this morning. My gut is less efficient now. Before surgery, I consumed 1250 calories on 5 days each week, 600 calories on the other two and held my weight just fine. It takes 2000 calories to hold my weight now.
sorry to hear of what you are going through and I am not a doctor so I don’t know from that view.
Just from my life and all who have been in it at times, I have come to find, even in healthy people, they focus on ‘weight’ when really people should focus on nutrients. How many millions of people over thousands of years went through their entire life relatively healthy and never once stepped on a scale? our society says focus on weight number.
Yes, you don’t want bone and muscle loss, which can lead to ‘weight’ loss, but if you focus food to get the important nutrients in, rather than some people who just eat high calorie non nutritious things to try to keep weight up. With eating the more nutrient dense foods, the body can have the nutrients it needs to better repair and balance systems/functions to help maintain “weight” number and regain healthful bone and muscle etc. Maybe even regenerate things and surprise doctors even.
Someone posted in another thread about an inexpensive store brand version of beano product at walmart that helps break down carb molecules for people who’s body is having trouble with that. Alpha-galactosidase is the ingredient.
but of course listen to your doctor and professionals ideas too. I just find they are some times to programed in what they learned and don’t think of the simple or more patient friendly ways to get good whole body results or solve things.
I do find much help from other FR experiences, and online alternative doctors who give evidence to back their ideas to help people with things, so searching food or alternative things to help your situation may be worth it.
We all get health challenges of body, mind or spirit, and God can help us journey through. prayers for your continued recovery and best health