Broken bone

flump1977

I recently broke my tibia in a cycle accident and have been reading I need many more calories as the body is trying hard to mend the bone. I am getting very little exercise, mainly sitting around trying to get better with the occasional walk around the house on crutches. Does anyone know how many extra calories I need in this situation? I have been at around 1400-1700 per day.

42firm03

What would your maintenance calories be, with activity set to sedentary? That's what I'd shoot for less maybe 100 cal/ day to cover errors.

Sorry about the break, breaking bones is the pits!

Yi5hedr3

200-300

flump1977

Thanks for the reply. I read somewhere someone who normally needs to eat 2500 calories per day to maintain weight would need to eat 6000 with multiple broken bones. I only have 1 broken bone so don't think i'd need to eat 240% of my calorie intake.
I'll look into my sedentry calories and possibly increase a little and eat lots of protein.

middlehaitch

Eat at maintenance and get plenty of protein.
Look up exercises in a chair if you start getting restless.

Cheers, h.

eugenia94102

Where did you read this? This is what I would do: I would ask my doctor if I should take any supplements. Meanwhile, I would eat a balanced diet at "maintenance" caloric intake. I would also avoid alcohol in excess. I hope you heal well.

flump1977

Thank you for your suggestions. I'll have a chat with the doctor and see what they say. I've been taking supplements and having lots of water. I've also got some weights I can exercise with just to get my heart rate up a bit until i'm ready to start walking again. Avoiding sugar as I think this can slow down the healing process.
Cheers. P

Kullerva

I broke a fibula last January. Not fun. I ate at maintenance and only gained about a pound over two months. I also took strontium to help mend the bone. It worked--85% healed after 4 weeks, but my break wasn't very complicated.

Good luck to you!