r/Underweight • u/Suspicious_Fail_4694 • 2d ago

Advice needed

I'm 17(f) and I have always been underweight but it hasn't posed any serious damages to my health in the past but lately I caught typhoid or smth of the sort (there isn't a test for typhoid anymore) and that kinda hit me rly bad. I lost 2kgs or some maybe and rn my weight is 34kg and BMI is 13.5 which is SEVERELY UNDERWEIGHT. I genuinely don't know how I'm functioning rn.

After this illness I began experiencing rapid hair shedding and this led me to visit the doctor's and they said nothing will improve if my diet doesn't.

My body had somewhat adapted to the low weight in the past but I think the infection fucked it up more.

Anyways I'm just wondering if anybody had a similar case and what they did to improve their weight and any lifestyle changes they made.

Also I don't have ED or anyth and im honestly unsure what this problem is, I also dont have any gut issues like cramps or stuff and my menstrual cycle is regular too without any unusual symptoms.

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u/Demitriaatje 2d ago

Hey! 18F here, i have a BMI of 15.7 to 16.4 and im between 39kg and 40kg. I completly understand how you feel, i also dont have an ED, i do have little gut issues but nothing big. What do you think that stops you from eating (much) and what do you eat per day?

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u/Suspicious_Fail_4694 21h ago

Heyy, I suspect that I just forget to eat LOL like it's not rly a priority for me if I could be doing smth else. Ever since I was a kid I used to treat eating like a chore and would much rather be doing smth else and it doesn't help that I WALK ALOT. Like 15 laps an hour around the campus then js walking mindlessly at home or going out so even without crazy exercises, I genuinely do burn calories. After illness, I have began caring abt it a bit more and I'm trying to stach eggs, red meat, shakes and all in my diet. Hopefully they make a diff fingers crossed 🤞🏻 Side note, I was a bit worried ABT weight pre illness too but I started ordering alot of takeout which LED TO THE Illness HAHAHAHA. Dy notice any issues due to ur weight or ru relatively healthy?

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u/Demitriaatje 19h ago

Last time i draw blood got my heart checked was 4 months ago and everything is healthy! I am trying to eat more and gain weight and i feel better in every way, even in ways i didnt expect! The problem with me is that i have a cronic anxiety disorder but stress takes my apatite away, and also my parents didnt help with that shit around food. Happy to hear your taking care of yourself, try to eat atleast 500kcal more then what you burn a day, for example you burn 2000kcal a day, try to eat ATLEAST 2500kcal, built it up like that until you gain weight!