I'm the same way, I'm 5'2 at roughly 92-94 lbs, and I've been trying to gain weight for over 2 years. But I was eating lots of high-fat foods, milkshakes from McDonalds, icecream every day ( I work at an Ice Cream Shoppe), and the like, so naturally it bothered my IBS greatly ( I didn't know I had IBS though) and I ended up basically starving myself because I was afraid to eat anything. I lost alot of weight, about 6 lbs, which I CANNOT afford to lose lol. The most I have ever weighed is 101 lbs, and the lowest is 91 or 92. So, after I found this site and learned I had IBS, I started Heather's Diet, did some searching online, and am now hopefully on my way to gaining weight. I read that every 3500 calories equals 1 pound, so to gain 1 pound a week you have to add 500 calories to your daily menu. I have found that 500 calories isn't really all that hard to add, just eat like a PBJ sandwich on white or potato bread, and have a fruit smoothie sometime during the day, maybe a cup of dry cereal.
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Adrianna, IBS-D, stable since May 2007, living life to the fullest because of it! 
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Re: How can I gain weight?
