Hello everyone! I was banded on 5/25/2010 and I have been on my liquid diet. Everything has been alright but when it comes to getting Protein into my diet it becomes a problem. I have tried taking medifast shakes, sugar-free carnation instant Breakfast, sugar free muscle milk, this jello-like sugar free concoction (42g protein per shot) & unflavored whey protein. After a few sips my stomach seems to blow up and I get extremely uncomfortable. In order to get some protein, I've been pureeing egg whites and putting it broth-I've tolerated this very well. Has anybody had a problem with Protein Shakes?

Also, do many of you include protein shakes in your diet after the first couple weeks after surgery?

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

-Angela

i used protein all the way through i have found two diffrent kind that doesnt have that problem for vanilla or choculate i use presctfit from drdiet .com my dr recommends this and doesnt taste lik a protin drink and if you want something light and fruit flavoe use 4everfit fruit isolate it is 100 cal and 25 protein no carbs and no fat great choice to get you protein in in buy it from bodybuilding.com right now they have a special the black rasberry is wonderful. hope this helps.

Could artificial sweetener be a problem for you? I have several of the same symptoms as you described when I have artificial sweeteners. I have found a select few protein shakes that use stevia instead of artificial sweeteners, and I have no problems (other than not being a fan of the shakes in general). I really, honestly like Betty Lou's Low Glycemic Shakes a lot. They technically have more carbs than I was permitted pre-op, but if you don't count fiber, the carb count drops to 5, which was within range for me, and there aren't many shakes that have fiber anyway. I highly recommend them.