Hi, Am hoping someone can help. There seems to be tonnes of fab info online from USA users, however, I went into Holland and Barrett today and was studying nutritional tables on their products but can anyone recommend a particular brand to use above others? Also, water flavours etc, wind ease strips (are these available in the UK?) Can you take rennie or similar? Surgery date is a month away and am trying to get organised ahead of travelling to Southampton from Jersey for surgery. Many thanks in advance. xx

I use PhD diet whey protein...you can order through Amazon or at a fitness shop. I am four months out and still have a protein shake every day. Haven't used any protein bars. As for liquid..puree stage...stuck to broth...yogurt...refried beans...I am now eating steak, chicken and turkey mince for protein...and lots of cheese. You will find what you can and can't tolerate. I didn't use anything for gas pains...just walked. Slept a lot first week. I hope all goes well!

I use PhD diet whey protein...you can order through Amazon or at a fitness shop. I am four months out and still have a protein shake every day. Haven't used any protein bars. As for liquid..puree stage...stuck to broth...yogurt...refried beans...I am now eating steak, chicken and turkey mince for protein...and lots of cheese. You will find what you can and can't tolerate. I didn't use anything for gas pains...just walked. Slept a lot first week. I hope all goes well!

Hi, I use MyProtein which you can order online, great delivery and the chocolate and unflavoured work the best for me - its very much trial and error re what tastes good to you. I never got on with Protein bars and frankly for the first 3/4 months, you might find them too "heavy" to process.

Gas wasn't and issue, but chewable antacids should work.

Good luck

Hi there, I'm another MyProtein user, order online and get the order through really quickly. I stick with unflavoured isolate and make up my own flavour combinations. You can also use the unflavoured in recipes that you can find online. These recipes are not just for shakes either. Good luck.

I am super enviable of all the options they have in US, especially this Isopure clear Water stuff!!

I'm using The Protein Works protein,it's a UK based online company I've tried 6 flavours and hate them all but they have countless more. Now I'm buying unflavoured and adding sugar free cordial, I still hate it but it's better than those rotten fake flavours! Some people like them but u can't get past the fakeness!!

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I get the shakes from xante diet. They actually taste alright! And the unflavoured Protein from Holland and Barrett.

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I order my shakes from theproteinworks.com, their shakes taste good and come in a wide variety of flavours. I use the whey isolate 97, which is low carb. They also have lots of other types of protein products, but not all are low carb so check the stats. Be careful of protein bars! All the ones I've seen in stores have been high protein, but also high calories and carbs/sugars. Gas-x strips are not available in the UK, but if you're willing to pay you can order them from Amazon (I personally didn't have trouble with trapped gas).