Hi everyone,

The last few weeks I've been having trouble with Protein shakes! I'm on week 8 and weeks 1-6 it was fine getting my protein through shakes and these last few weeks My stomach has been hurting right after drinking them.feeling upset and gassy. Not sure why I was fine before but now I am not?

Two weeks ago I ran out of Premier Protein so I tried a few rockin refuels and also some 100% whey and they made my stomach upset. Finally got to costco and went back to my premier shake and that even made my stomach upset and had never before.

Could it possibly be the milk? Any ideas out there?

Thank you!

You could have a dairy intolerance, you may wish to talk with your dietician about it for suggestions. There are other types of Protein out there, I know of pea protein, but am not familiar with the others. I've heard the pea protein tastes exactly like what it is, and for me, that would be intolerable! I hope you feel better. Please let us know what you find out, I'm sure there are others that face what you do, and it would help them, as well. Have a good evening!

It could very we'll be you devopef a lactose intolerance. It's very common post op and usually goes away. That being said, Im almost 2 months post op and still can't tolerate regular milk. I do like the lactose free milk but it's got sugar. I also do well with almond/soy milk. If I take a Lactaid pill before I drink milk Im good.

I've tried a pea based Protein before and it was awful.

I had lactose intolerance immediately after surgery and one of my brands of protein did not sit at all with me post op. That being said. I switched to unsweetened vanilla almond milk and took probiotics for a week per my surgeon's instructions. Was able to go back to regular milk after that! I'm starting to have similar symptoms again now, 5 weeks later. I'm going back on the probiotics to see if that helps again.

Glad to see that I'm not the only one. I get very nauseous and my "stomach" almost burns after a protein shake.

My plan is to switch to almond milk just in case it's lactose. I am mixing my own and using milk. I will post what I find out.

I started out drinking the premier shakes and I had the same problems. I switched to Syntrax Nectar - it mixes with water - or whatever liquid you want I use water- and I like the flavors I get them really cold before I drink them - but it stopped making my stomach sick and helps me get my water in while I'm getting my protein in. It's a win-win for me.

Same issue for me ... I started having issues about 3 weeks out ... apparently there is enough milk Proteins in most Protein shakes (both powder and RTD liquid) to cause issues ... I have managed to get past it with the help of Lactaid chewables prior to the Protein shake ... that helps 90% of the time ... not always but the vast majority of the time ... sometimes the reaction would get worse at times, but, it has helped.

Currently I do 2 Protein Shakes a day ... EAS Myoplex with Lactaid around mid afternoon split over 2 hours and then an Isopure in the evening ... Isopure RTD drinks cause me no issues at all and have no milk proteins

good luck ...