Re: Amakaze
#95458 - 08/03/04 10:42 PM
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daisy2
Reged: 07/19/04
Posts: 45
Loc: Washington
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I found them at our Wild Oats store which is formerly known as Natures. Also, I bet Whole Foods would carry them. We tried the Vanilla and loved it but didn't like the Chai one at all.
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Kelly,
Just wanted to say that a few years ago; following a terrible bout of pneumonia, my doctor ordered me to take Boost for 2 months, 3X a day.
In my case, it wasn't to gain weight, it was to replenish and build up my health status. I was terribly malnourished, as the pneumonia had just ravished my body nutritionally. I was low on protein, and depleted of vitamins and minerals.
I was wondering if you are supposed to take the Boost to gain weight or to improve your nutritional status or both.
As far as my ibs was concerned, I was in such a poor state physically that my ibs was worsened due to my poor health anyway and as HanSolo said, I too, had nothing to lose by trying the recommended Boost. I found that the Boost actually made things much better.
Plus, it restored me to health. I believe you mentioned a while back that you were low on B12 and may need shots. So, I'm just thinking that your doctors might be trying to restore you to a healthy nutritional state also.
I would suggest that you let your doctor know if you're going to use something other than what he has recommended as I attribute the Boost with helping to save my life. It really did replenish me and I was able to return to my old self.
It's not always easy to balance what's good for IBS with what's good for something else. But, from one who has been there, I personally can vouch for a good liquid, nutritional supplement as being a true lifesaver!
Terri
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When I was in the hospital in Feb. on TPN and I finally got where I could put something in my tummy, the doc's and dietician explained that I was gonna have 4 protein shakes a day or I wasn't going home. The dietician came to see me with "Boost" shakes and said if I couldn't get 4 of them a day in me then she'd find me something else. I got 'em down fine. When I got home, however, and started on the CASE of Boost cans my mom bought, I had two friends who had some experience with protein shakes for various reasons, and we all got together and lined up five different brands of protein shake and compared:
- Ingredients
- Nutritional content
- Sugar and protein contents
- Flavor and "mixability"
- Cost
And the SPIRU-TEIN shakes won, hands down, on every single item. My ma got me about 8 different flavors in the single-serve packages from the health food store so I could try them out. I didn't find one I didn't like, but settled on the plain vanilla and the peaches for buying the larger containers. I very highly recommend them!!!!
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I had to do four protein shakes PLUS FOOD in the hospital, but I don't any more. Now it's like one shake every day or two.
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Fantastic!!  I'm definitely going to get to the HFS this weekend, and I'll grab a packet or two and try them. Sweet. Thanks so much for all your help and advice!
I'm basically just looking to up my calorie intake over all. I lost a lot of weight with this bout of IBS - I developed an anxiety-related eating disorder. I'm not underweight *yet*, but my doctor has stressed that she doesn't want to see me get below my current weight. I'm eating 3 meals and 2-3 snacks a day, but still usually only eating 900-950 calories at most. Much better than I was, but I figure a shake a day would help. Many thanks!
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The shakes would probably be just perfect, given your situation. They had me on so many of them at first because I had lost 30 lbs. in about a month and couldn't get much down for a long time. I cut it from 4 a day (with food) down to one or two a day (with food) when I got out of the hospital. But the surgeon has warned me on the weight thing -- he says I don't necessarily need to GAIN weight, but if I lose any more I'm going to get a spanky. So I have one now and then (and acutally bought a bathroom scales and use it).
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Kashi GoLean makes an excellent meal replacemnt shake in a can. They are premixed - you just have to chill it. They come in chocolate and vanilla, taste great, and are chock-full of soluble fiber. I get mine at Publix or Kroger, and they soothe my gut instead of angering it.
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I have purchased the powder Kashi drinks- but then I saw they had 7 g of fiber- but their analysis doesn't say if it's soluble or insoluble....Anyone know if they are a safe drink?
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