Hey fellow Ostomates. I have had my ileostomy for about 6 months now, and I am maintaining and learning to live with this new body pretty well. What I am struggling with is appetite. I just am not hungry most of the time, and it is starting to show with weight loss. Pre-surgery, I was about 245. Post-surgery, I was about 230 (lost 15 pounds of "guts" in the surgery), but now I am 222 lbs and can fluctuate anywhere from 216 lbs up to 225 lbs weekly. I don't feel bad; I just don't have much of an appetite most of the time. Any suggestions for stimulating appetite?

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