People with funnel chest can gain weight.
Funnel chest refers to the depression of the sternum and ribs inward and backward. Moderate and severe funnel chest will affect the cardiopulmonary function as well as the patient’s appearance, leading to impaired self-confidence and causing emotional disorders.
Generally speaking, mild funnel chest does not affect health, but moderate to severe funnel chest will affect cardiopulmonary function, and in severe cases, it may even cause panic, chest pain, reduced mobility, and may cause nutritional absorption disorders, resulting in a weaker and thinner body, and so on.
If the funnel chest is more serious, it is recommended to correct it by surgery in time, and after correction, pay attention to balanced nutrition, eat foods rich in protein and vitamins, and appropriately increase the intake of foods with high calorie content, so as to increase body weight, especially to increase the content of muscles.
Patients can also exercise properly to enhance physical fitness, increase appetite and food quantity, and gradually increase body weight.