Muscle weight gain

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My body weight stuck at 66kg and my height is 6 feet. My age is 35 and I am a male. I used to have 78-80 kg. After a carb free diet my weight fell down.
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How can I gain muscle weight when I have IBS-M, prediabetes, hypoglycemia, low bp, weak immunity and neck c4 disk pain?

Dr. Arun Desai · Accepted Answer

Hello Tawhid

• UR PRESENT HEALTH STATUS 
* Age - 35  Height 6.0' Weight 66 Kgs 
* So Ur Body Mass Index - 19.71 ( Normal Body Mass Index ) (Previously 23.2  ) ( Normal Between 18 -25 ) 
* Still Ur Carrying Normal Body Mass Index.U r Not Underweight

* U have Muscle Loss Due to IBS -M and Related Malabsorption Syndrome, Prediabetic Stage , Carb free Diet

• UR MEDICAL HISTORY 
* U have History of Hypoglycemia Hypotension (Low BP ) Weak Immunity, Weak C 4 Disc issues

* All Above Signs Of Psychosomatic Autoimmune Pathology needs Proper Care combined Therapy with Holistic Approach Stepwise.

GOALS TO ACHIEVE 
* Healthy Muscle Mass Gain & Healthy Weight Gain without GI Distrubances 
* Corrections in IBS -M Prediabetic as well as Hypoglycemia status improving Immunity Nutritional Metabolic corrections

• LIMITATION TO UNDERSTAND 
We may face difficulties in Muscle Gain due to 
* Lactose Sensitivity 
* Gluten sensitivity 
* High Protein Indigestion 
* Balance Good Carbohydrates Diet 
* Exercise limition due to Fatigue

IN MY CLINICAL PRACTICE I HAVE SEEN BEST PROMISING RESULTS BY COMBINING FOLLOWING TREATMENTS

HOLISTIC APPROACH

" Ayurvedic Medicines+ Proper Diet+ Nutritional Suppliments+ Physical Activities+ Exercises+ Yoga + Stress Management+ Counselling"

100 % RESULT ORIENTED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES 
U MUST TRY

" Aims Gain 8 -10 Kgs in 4 -6 Months "

FOR MUSCLE GAIN - 
* Ashwagandhadi Lehyam ( Kottakal Pharma) 2 Tsf -0- 2 Tsf After Food
* Origin Nutrition Pharma Plant Based Vegan Proetin Powder ( Lacoste Gluten Free Sugar Free ) ( Origin Nutrition Pharma) 2 Tsf - 0- 2 Tsf Night After Food 
FOR WEIGHT GAIN - 
* Narasimha Rasayan 1 Tsf -0-1 Tsf Night After Food 
GUT BALANCE 
* Avipattikar Churna ½ Tsf+ Hingwastak Churna 1 Tsf with Luke Warm Water 
NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT 
* Cap.Nutrela Daily Active (Patanjali Pharma) 0-1 -0 After Lunch 
IMMUNITY 
* Asthavarga Chyavanprash ( Dhootpapeshwar Pharma) 1 Tsf Morning 1 Tsf Night After Food 
FOR CERVICAL ISSUE 
* Tab.Mahayograj Guggulu ( Dhootapapeahwar Pharma) 1 -0-1 After Food

DIET ( Mainly Aimed Lactose & Gluten Free )
Helps Gain 8-1 Kgs in 4 -6 Months Improves Immunity Nutritional Status Gut Balance

EARLY MORNING 7 AM 
Luke Warm water /Wheat grass juice/ Aloe vera juice / Luke Warm Water with 1 Tsf Pure Desi Ghee

BREAKFAST 9 AM 
Veg - Broken wheat porridge / Veg Semolina (veg upma) / Veg Vermicelli / Veg Idli / Missi Roti / Oats / Chapatti with Veg or Dal
Non Veg - Boiled Eggs/ Omlette
Drinks -

MID MORNING 11 AM 
Fruit / Fruit juice / Herbal tea / Coconut water / Prune juice

LUNCH ( 12.30 PM - 1 PM 
1 ½ to 2 Chapatti + 200 Grams Rice + Salad / Salad Rayta+ Vegitables+ Dal / Chicken ( Weekly Once - Twice)

EVENING ( 5 PM )
Homemade soup / Herbal tea
Dry Fruits Laddo ( Dry Fruits Mixes + Seed Mixes + Dates + Gaggary+ Cow Ghee + Elayachi+ Jayphal ( Very Less Quantity)

DINNER ( 8 PM)
1 ½ Chapatti + Vegetable + Dal + 150 gms Rice 
Fruits Mixes

DIET OPTIONS

TO TAKE

Cereals - Wheat, Rice, Brown rice, Ragi Bajra, Oats, Quinoa , Sorghum, Amaranth, Finger millet, Little millet
Pluses -Green gram, all washed dals
Vegetables -Cucumber, Carrot, Sweet potato, Pumpkin, Celery, Red onion, Parsley, Beetroot, Radish, Ginger, Bottle gourd, Ridge gourd, Round gourd
Fruits - Apricots, Watermelon, Banana, Guava, Papaya, Muskmelon, Apple, Sapodilla, Plum, Pomegranate, Kiwi and Pear
Dairy Products - Fresh Buttermilk Cow Ghee 
Spices - Coriander, Cumin, Thyme, Fennel
Drinks - Coconut water, Clear soups, Sugarcane juice, homemade soups, Green juice, Herbal tea, Aloe Vera juice, Homemade juices
Non Veg - Lean meat, Fish, Chicken, Boiled eggs- white part only
Dry Fruits - Soaked Almonds, Figs , Soaked Dry Grapes , Khajoor 
Oils - Cow ghee, Mustard oil, Olive oil, Soybean oils 
Sweets - Jaggery, Honey
Other - Home Made Fresh Luke Warm food

TO AVOID

Cereals - Refined Flour Maida Bakery Bread Bun Cake etc 
Pulses -Chickpeas, Kidney beans, Black gram
Vegetables - Shimla Mirch Cauliflower 
Fruits - Citrus fruits like Orange, Lime, Pineapple, Peaches, and Canned fruits
Dairy Products - Curd Panner Chesse Malai
Speices - Red chilies Clove 
Drinks - Whole milk drinks, Cream based liqueurs, canned soup and packaged soup, Alcohol, Sweetened drinks, Squashes, Carbonated drinks
Nonveg - Processed and Fried meat, Red meat-Beef, Pork.
Dry Fruits - Peanuts, Pine nuts, Walnuts, Cashew and all types of seeds
Oils - Palm oil, Coconut oil, Butter
Sweets - Refined Sugars
Others - Fast Juck Foods

YOGA - Anulom Vilom Pranayam Malasan Utkatasna Panvanmuktasan Surya Namaskar

EXERCISE - Walking Jogging Cycling Skipping Swimming Mild mobility Exercise Push ups Pull ups Squats Light Weight Lifting Neck Exercises

ANTISTRESS REGIME - Dhyan Meditation

INSTRUCTIONS 
* Avoid Frequent Overeating 
* Maintain Timely Food 
* Don't Sleep Afternoon 
* Avoid Unnecessary Racing Thoughts Panicness 
* Rest Good Sleep 
* No Sedentary Lifestyle 
* Avoid Fast Juck Foods Bakery items 
Neck Back Posture Corrections Neck Back Excercise

REGARDS

Dr Arun Desai

God Bless You 😊🙏

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Dr. Prasad Pentakota · Answer

It’s better to take direct consultation as you’re having multiple issues, so it’s better to get directly accessed and then start medicines

Dr. Surya Bhagwati · Answer

Take tablet Liv-52 1-0-1 after food with water 
Ashwagandha powder 1tsp at bedtime with cool milk 
Chyavanprash 2tsp in the morning before breakfast with milk

Dr. Maitri Bhavesh Kumar Acharya · Answer

Hi Towhid, 
I understand that you're dealing with multiple health concerns like IBS-M, pre diabetes, hypoglycaemia, low bp , and low immunity- and its frustrating to see your weight stuck despite efforts

Your goal is not just weight gain, but to gain healthy muscle mass in a way that supports your gut, metabolism, immunity and spine

Typically high - calorie diet and GYM routines may worsen IBS or blood sugar issues

so need a safe, holistic and effective approach

our treatment focus will be 
Daily routine(morning to bed time)
Digestion correction main for IBS
Ayurvedic treatment medications
Neck safe exercise
gut friendly weight gain recepies
precautions

with right plan , consistency and safe practices you can restore your muscle mass and feel energetic again- without triggering other conditions

MUSCLE WEIGHT GAIN PLAN
TARGET- GAIN 6-10 KG OF LEAN MUSCLE SAFELY IN 4-6 MONTHS

1. MORNING ROUTINE
warm water + 1 tsp desi cow ghee = drink empty stomah
Ashwagandha poder- 1 tsp in warm milk 
mild yoga and pranayam- 20 min = cat-cow, bhujngasan, anulom-vilom etc

2. high protein breakfast
like moong dal chela
2 eggs with potato mash 
omlete 
oats with milk 
soaked almonds, seeds etc

NEVER SKIP BREAKFAST- its crucial for preventing hypoglycaemia

3. MID MORNING SNACK- 2dates+ soaked pumpkin /sunflower seed
can make laddus of chana sattu+ghee+jaggery+ nutmeg powder

4. have good heavy lunch- Add ghee in every meal
wheat, rice , vegges, protein rich food
include Buttermilk with roasted jeera

post lunch light walk after lunch 15-20 min
use cervical pillow and gentle traction- based stretches
Shallaki capsule- 1 thrice a day after food for cervical pain
trayodashang guggulu- 2 tab twice a day post meals with warm water

5. evening snack- roasted chickpea+ coconut pieces
or smoothie- almond milk+banana+soaked chasew + cardamon

6. Light dinner by 8 pm
no raw salad at night strictly

Supplements which is safe and effective in your case

for muscle and energy 
Ashwagandha + shatavariq chruna- 1 tsp each with warm milk ashwagandha in morning and shatavari at night

for immunity- Chwanprasha - 1 tsp daily in. morning (take good pure ayurvedic chawanprasha)

Digestion- Avippatikar churna- 1/2 tsp with warm water before meals 0 min before lunch and dinner
For disk health- above mentioned trayodashang guggulu and shallaki capsule

gentle exercise 3 days/week
resistance bands or bodyweight squats, wall pushups 
cervical safe pull exercises

don't take excess whey proteins - as it may irritate IBS
avoid raw sprouts, junk

keep an eye on sugar levels and bp levels

do follow stay constient for 4-6 months and see visible results

thank you

Dr. Prasad Pentakota · Answer

Thank you for sharing your detailed
Health concerns 
It’s good that what you are aware of and want get treated for that
Your condition are due to imbalance of doshas along with ama that is toxins and weak digestive fire
ACC to your symptoms you have vata pitta Prakriti 
Your current imbalance shows predominance of vata along with pitta and weakened kapha
Vata imbalance symptoms like sudden weight loss, muscle, wasting, nervous energy, neck, pain, IBS symptoms, hypoglycaemia insomnia, or anxiety
Pitta imbalance like inflammation acids overthinking
Weakened kapha symptoms lik
Lack of muscle tissue weakened immunity and fatigue
Possible condition in your case might be-
Agni mandya- (weakened digestive fire) - leads to poor absorption despite eating 
Dhatu kashaya I.e loss of muscle tissue and strength 
Ok Akshaya- low immunity and resilience 
Vata vyadhi a c4 neck degeneration 
Ibs symptom anxiety and fluctuating energy

Our treatment main goal should be 
Strengthening digestive system 
Nourishing muscle and fat tissues
Balance vata and stabilise pitta
Calm the nervous system
Rebuild immunity and regulate sugar metabolism
Line of treatment, we approach is 
What we call as chikitsa sutra
Strengthen digestion and remove toxins
Vata and pitta shamana 
Use herbs and therapies to calm doshas
Rasayana therapy- rejuvenate immunity and nervous system 
Manasika chikitsa I.e calm mind and reduce anxiety

Hingwastaka churna-half teaspoon after milk twice daily, which improves dictation
Guduchi + trikatu- 1/4 th tsp after food with warm water improves Agni and clear toxins
Avipattikara churna-half teaspoon before meals with water
Take if you have acidity or burning sensation in stomach 
For weight gain, you can take Ashwagandha  churna half teaspoon with warm milk at night. It also reduces stress and health in muscle growth.
Shatavari kalpa
This is a ghee based rasayana for strength

For balancing vata 
Do external massage with Bala tailam
And you can do gentle massage at your neck with mahanarayana taila

Meanwhile, you can take  Saraswathi aristha -
4 teaspoon with equal quantity of water twice daily after food, which comes your mind and reduces anxiety

As you’re having prediabetuc episodes you can take
Madunashini vati-
Must be chewed before food and then swallowed

Avoid long fasting periods 
Eat regularly

Diet -
Include Sathvik  nourishing warm and freshly cooked meals
Include good carbs 
Red rice 
And powdered rice 
Millets 
Sweet potato, pumpkin oats 
Protein like Mukta Uday dal
Cow milk 
Include key in diet

Avoid heavy pulses, like rajma chana as you are having IBS 
Eat a regular intervals 
Avoid cold foods 
Eat calm, slow in a mindful way

You have to follow disciplined lifestyle then only you can see the positive result

Wake up early 
Avoid late night 
Whole body massage daily or alternate day with coconut oil
Gentle yoga, avoid pressure in the neck area
Do asanas lik
Vajrasana 
Bhujanga sana 
BalaSana 
Pavan Mukta Sanana
Do meditation or Pranayam

Avoid your screen time worry, cold exposure

If nearby Panchama Centre are available, then go for 
Abhyanga + swedana 
  Shirodhara 
 Basti therapy 
Nasya

Vata individuals are sensitive to over stimulation
Avoid multitasking, overstress, and mental strain
Drink herbal teas

What you can do ?
Eat on time 
Massage regularly 
Meditate daily 
Sleep before 10 PM 
Use cumin, carrot, turmeric, ginger daily in cooking 
Drink water throughout the day

What you should avoid 
Avoid draw, alert, cold drinks, fasting 
Avoid coffee
Suppressing natural urges

I just want to tell that with consistent effort, a proper with internal medicine and lifestyle modification, you can gradually regain muscle mass and immunity 
Ayurvedic rasayana 
are very powerful for building your health

Just you need to be patience  and discipline so that you can act what you want

Dr. Ayush Varma · Answer

Your experience with a carb-free diet leading to weight loss is not uncommon. However, gaining muscle weight especially with considerations like IBS-M, prediabetes, and other health concerns can be a bit nuanced. Let's delve right into what you might consider doing from an Ayurvedic perspective.

First, understanding your unique constitution or "prakriti" is crucial, as this can guide personalized dietary and lifestyle interventions. It appears your symptoms align with Vata-Pitta imbalance, common in conditions involving digestion and muscle depletion.

Considering your IBS-M, focus on a Vata-balancing diet which incorporates warm, easily digestible foods. Before meals, take a teaspoon of ginger juice with a pinch of rock salt to ignite your digestive fire or "agni". Yet, avoid excess spicy, sour, or fermented foods given your pitta tendencies.

For muscle gain, prioritize quality sources of protein that are also gentle on your digestion. Moong dal soup or khichdi is a great option, providing protein while being easy on your gut. Keep your meals consistent and avoid fasting which could unsettle your blood sugar levels given your prediabetic status.

Adding healthy fats such as ghee, sesame oil, can foster muscle tissue (mamsa dhatu) formation. Ghee is particularly beneficial and can be consumed with meals to improve digestion and aid nutrient absorption.

Exercise plays a role in muscle strengthening, yet with C4 disk pain, opt for gentle, low-impact movements like yogic stretches or swimming. These activities not only help maintain muscle tone but enhance flexibility without straining your neck.

For your immunity and hypoglycemia, herbs like Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) and Ashwagandha can be supportive. Guduchi strengthens immunity, while Ashwagandha helps in building muscle mass and calming the nervous system—but consult a healthcare provider before starting any herbal supplements.

Hydration is crucial with low blood pressure, so keep sipping warm water throughout the day, and consider coconut water to balance electrolytes. However, moderation is key as excess could affect your sugar levels.

Regularity in your daily routine is essential. Aim for consistent eating and sleeping patterns, as this can stabilize Vata dosha and thereby aid in weight management.

Lastly, it's vital to monitor your condition with your healthcare provider, especially since these health concerns interact intricately. They'll ensure that your blood sugar, blood pressure, and overall condition remain stable while you pursue these strategies.

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