Sport Chronic Hypoglycemic 21 Y/O Girl Needs to Gain Weight/Muscle

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I wasn't sure where to post this so I posted this in 2 threads, and I'll try to keep it short.

Basically, I badly need to gain weight, but it's very hard for me to do so. I'm 5'6" and 110 lbs and dropping thanks to my long list of food intolerances. I have a dairy, egg, soy, gluten and nut intolerance. Hard to do groceries. On top of that, I also have chronic hypoglycemia so I try to eat carbs with a low GI, a serving of protein and a veggie every 2 hours to help keep my blood sugar stable. With all of this, plus being a slow weight gainer in the first place, it's hard!

I want to gain muscle but it seems as if it literally takes forever for my muscles to recover. Not only that but I'm just weak and I tire very easily, probably due to my blood sugar issue, guess I should build up exercising very slowly. I drink whey protein isolate but guess it's not nearly enough to help muscle gain.

Honestly I don't know much about building muscle outside of a basic protein shake, so I'm clueless as what to do. One thing I know is that I'm tired of being skinny and having a little girl body, or even an old lady body with the lack of muscle I have.

If anyone could help me out with this, it would be GREATLY appreciated!
 
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That sucks. Gaining weight is a very simple science at face value though-- just eat more calories than you burn. There are numerous sites that can give you a rough calculation of your BMI, but maybe you would prefer seeing a GP. Remember that your resting BMI is not your daily calories burned,you need to factor in your activity levels. The sites should explain this more thoroughly.

Secondly, explore the stickies on this site! Check out the shopping list thread and pick the foods that you don't have an intolerance for. Check the weightlifting section for beginner routines and advice on hitting your daily macronutrients. Don't overdo it in the gym, you need to ease into things gradually.

But seriously, get reading! Knowledge is power and there is a tonne of knowledge here.
 
HYPOglycaemia, or HYPERglycaemia? I think if you had the former, you'd be comatose. Hypo is too little blood sugar, which has very immediate, potentially fatal effects. Hyper is too much blood sugar, which is bad, but less imminently so.

One of the main reasons why you've gotten so many views and so few replies will be that, for most of us reading, your health issues and dietary restrictions are above our pay-grade. It's probably better not to get any advice than to get a pile of advice from people who don't know what they're talking about, especially with all your health issues, so try not to be too frustrated by the lack of responses.

So, you can't consume dairy, eggs, soy, gluten or nuts, and you have to watch out for your blood sugar levels. That still leaves meat, vegetables, fruit (maybe?) and grains other than wheat. I'm not going to tell you how to eat, because that's beyond my scope, but you know what you can eat. Nutrition-wise, building muscle comes from consuming (and uptaking) more calories than you use, which is a lot easier to figure out the right balance of things when you don't have blood sugar issues (since high blood sugar is energy that's not being taken up by the body, simply eating more will probably just mean more blood sugar, not more lean body mass -- discuss this with the doctor or nurse who's managing the treatment of you blood sugar issues; you may have to adjust any medication you're taking to treat the issue).

As far as exercise goes, make sure you've got medical clearance to train, first and foremost. Once you have medical clearance, the ideal situation would be full-body training, 3x/wk on non-consecutive days. Squats, deadlifts, overhead press, rows, pull ups (or pull downs), and bench press (or dips) should be staples in most routines. However, adjustments can be made as needed.

I wish I could give you more solid advice, but you really do need to be dealing with profesionals who are qualified to handle your health issues.
 
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