As most of you know, I have irritable bowel syndrome as well as ulcerative colitis. I am unable to eat fruits or vegetables except for white potatoes, carrots and a tiny bit of onion for flavor. I am also able to have lactose free low fat milk and Cheerios. I can manage bread as long as it's white. I can't eat oatmeal or any whole grains at all.

I basically live on carbohydrates.

I've always had low blood pressure, low cholesterol and a normal heart beat. I've also always been under weight. Now, thanks to Hashimoto's Disease, I'm over weight.

I've been trying to get the extra weight off me, but so far, no luck. That was bad enough, then I recieved some very frightening news from my Dr.

My diastolic blood pressure, my cholesterol, my triglycerides and my heart beat are so high that I am at imminent heart attack/stroke level. I didn't believe it, in fact I just couldn't believe it and I made them do another fasting blood test. The results were just as damning.

I get a buzzing in my head and just fall over from a standing position. That's not too good.

I know the rules for healthy eating, but I can't digest fruits, vegetables and whole grains. It sets the colitis off for days and I end up curled into a little ball.

I am living on two Ensure a day and a snack, but I can't afford the Ensure, so I'm going to quit buying it. It's ok, because even the high protein ones have too many carbs.

A friend of mine suggested baby food. It's awfully expensive, but I guess I could try a little bit of it.

Do any of you have any ideas? I am to avoid stress at all costs. Trying to figure out what I have to eat is stressing me far too much.

Does any one know off hand what the minimum amount of protein one needs is to keep from muscle waste when dieting?

I am now on blood pressure medication and two kinds of cholesterol meds.

Thank you so much for reading this, even if you don't have any suggestions.

Jan