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Possible Weight Gain While Hiv Positive
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does it mean wen a person is HIV positive,there's no possibility of gaining weightWhen a person is HIV positive,is there a possibility for the person to gain weight? What are the kind of food that would make an HIV patient look heathy....
Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.
Program for Wellness Restoration
The average person who starts HIV treatment gains weight. Only those with uncontrolled HIV replication, infections, diarrhea, organ related issues, hormonal unbalance, decreased appetite or increased nausea, or who have no food access while living...
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Daly menu plan fo an HIV positive lady to gain weightHello, I was wondering if you could possibly help me with providing a daily menu plan to gain... Read more »gaining weight but HIV positiveDear Dris it healthy for an HIV person to gain too much weight. I was size 34 and now i am size 40.... Read more »
Articles
Botswana's Beauty Pageant for HIV-Positive Women Gaining Public Support But Stigma RemainsAlthough Botswana's "Miss HIV Stigma Free" beauty pageant -- which crowned its third winner on Saturday -- is "gaining public support," the contestant pool is small and primarily consists of women who are HIV/AIDS counselors, which is "one sign of... Read more »
Overweight People With HIV See Lower CD4 Gain While on HIV Medications, Study SuggestsUntil the mid-1990s in the U.S., packing on a few extra pounds seemed like a good thing: It helped protect a person against the dangers of wasting and HIV's destructive effects on the immune system. But today, for people on potent HIV treatment,... Read more »
Study Links Diet to Health in HIV Positive MenOne of the hallmarks of untreated HIV/AIDS is unintentional weight loss, or wasting. In the early 1980s, before the name AIDS was given to the pandemic, people in East Africa referred to AIDS-related wasting as "slim" or "slim disease." There... Read more »
Meet Tony Mills, M.D., an HIV-Positive HIV Specialist and Former International Dr. LeatherIn 1999, Tony Mills opened his practice in Los Angeles specializing in HIV care. Mills says the trends in care today are probably 90 degrees opposite from what he saw then, and 180 degrees from 1985, when he began his first practice in San... Read more »
Connect With Others
how can i gain weight being positive
Posted by tracey, 1 Reply
help is there any thing that i can take to gain weight and keep it on? has anyone ever taken a supplement called juven? DOES IT HELP YOU GAIN WEIGHT
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Problematic Weight Gain
Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies
Well, I feel odd speaking of the subject, but I have an increasing problem with my weight since going on the cocktail. My VL is 10K and TCells are 480, but my weight keeps going up. Is has become such a problem that my Dr is now increasing my...
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Possible Positive HIV Test
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
This past week I went in for my annual blood HIV testing because my spouse has HIV. My initial HIV test this week returned with an abnormal result which inspired that lab to test with the additional Western Blot exam. This too returned...
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Possible Positive HIV Test
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
This past week I went in for my annual blood HIV testing because my spouse has HIV. My initial HIV test this week returned with an abnormal result which inspired that lab to test with the additional Western Blot exam. This too returned...
Read more »
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