Eating to Survive
Olie Lewington has , a common life-threatening hereditary disease. He has to continually eat in order to survive.
Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, by clogging them with thick sticky mucus. This makes it hard to breathe and digest food.
A constant source of energy is very important for people with Cystic Fibrosis. A good body weight helps to fight chest infections and also means the body has reserves of energy. This is essential should a sufferer become ill and start losing weight.
Olie needs to consume a huge intake of calories. There is no actual prescribed diet, but eating fats tend to be the easiest way to do this; they are easy to consume and are very high in calories. On an average day, Olie has three large square meals and also snacks constantly. It鈥檚 the complete opposite of going on a diet - he feels he has to do everything that the rest of society is told not to do.
I just wanted to say i sympathise with Olie. I am chronically ill too, though not with cystic fibrosis, and though i got a fast metabolism and feel hungry most of the time, i got little appetite if any at all.
Complain about this postIt's a very odd feeling to try and eat and feel full for once, when the first bit just wants to get stuck in my throat.
Oh and good luck for Olie with the implant. *fingers crossed*
Thank you for your programme and the very interesting interview with Olie Lewington. I loved his honesty and lack of self pity. It was an informative piece about the struggle to obtain sufficient calories to maintain weight and fight infection, which I'm sure will help people with cystic fibrosis and their families to explain why their diet cannot adhere to the healthy diet recommended for other people and why they can look rather undernourished. Just to add to their difficulty of eating sufficient food, each meal and snack has to be preceded by numerous enzyme tablets, as the body's own enzymes are unable to work to break down the protein and fats.
Complain about this postI wish Olie all the best in his wait for his transplant and will make sure I and my family are registered as donors.
I agree with everything said about this issue by Revd Christa Cerratti in your general comments section. I just wanted to add that I am so sick of the ignorant prejudice against anorexia and other mental illnesses, which is prevalent throughout the media. In a recent episode of 91热爆 One's Holby City remarks were also made to the effect of 'she's not one of those anorexics, she's REALLY ill.' This outrageous attitude was left totally unchallenged. I suffered from anorexia throughout my teens and it nearly killed me. I find it insulting for anyone to suggest that this most horrendous of illnesses has anything to do with 'just not wanting to eat.' Most recovering anorexics also have to eat much more than other people in order to both put on weight and to sustain it. Please 91热爆 become more educated and sensitive on the subject of mental illness.
Complain about this postThis is an interesting blog about Cystic Fibrosis. I also have a Non Hereditary Angioedema in which I have to watch what I eat or my vocal cords and lungs could be shut down.
Complain about this postOlie needs tobe vary wary of the steroids he is being given. If not the natural hormones they may be blocking the body's attempts to repair itself. There are transcripts of John Lee's talks and my diagram on my web site echt-progesterone.50megs.com
I'd suggest he has a saliva test www.salivatest.com or www.npis.info and then take natural progesterone as required - this is the first hormone that we should take before any other steroids as they are made from it.
Natural progesterone might help the others if they have become estrogen dominant due to stress
Put natural progesterone "illness" into your search engine and see what results you get
I wish you well
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