HomeAnswersAyurveda Specialistgain weightMy height is 5.5", and I weigh 105.82 Ibs. What are the ways to increase my weight?

How can I gain weight without any side effects?

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Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

My height is 5.58", and my weight is 105.82 Ibs. How can I gain weight? Can I use any product for weight gain? Will that cause any side effects? Kindly help.

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I understand your concern.

I would suggest the following:

Investigations like complete hemogram, blood sugar, and thyroid function test. Take a carbohydrate diet to gain weight, including potato, sweet potato, rice, palm fruit, egg, whole grains, apple, watermelon, citrus fruits, dry fruits, homogenized milk with full cream, and corn. Include a lot of green leafy vegetables, fresh fruits, juice, soup, and salad in your diet. Do regular exercise, walking, or yoga.

I would suggest the following diet which will help to gain weight.

  1. Breakfast: Four boiled or scrambled eggs. The white egg particularly contains albumin, and protein, and the yellow yolk is calorie-rich, which will help you gain weight. A glass of milk (one liter of full cream milk split as per your convenience) with two to three scoops of protein powder.
  2. Midday: A bowl of chicken soup or vegetable soup with a spoonful of cream.
  3. Lunch: A big bowl of black gram, green gram, other pulses, cottage cheese, fresh paneer, soybean, fish, chicken, or mutton. Three to four chapatis made out of multi-grain flour or whole grain. A bowl of curd. A glass of buttermilk.
  4. Evening: A glass of juice. Snacks (made out of besan or gram flour which is protein-rich).
  5. Just before dinner: A bowl of soup (chicken, mutton, or vegetable).
  6. Dinner: Vegetables, two to three chappatis made of multi-grain flour, and a bowl of curd.
  7. Caution- Do not overdo with the proteins, as they have to break down for digestion, and appropriate levels of uric acid must be maintained in the body.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.

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Dr. Madhan Kumar Madathupalayam Velusamy
Dr. Madhan Kumar Madathupalayam Velusamy

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