Im just curious if anyone has added GENEPRO with a regular liquid Protein shake. I keep reading everyone's struggle to get protein and was thinking about "fortifying" a shake with powder to increase protein per serving. Thoughts??

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I got sleeved in oct and im still struggling. Everything still makes me sick and either heartburn so bad, i just dont drink anything at the time except Water. Ive had to have surgery last month because of a blockage and i couldnt have a bowel movement. Had sleeve 10/4 and i went a month without 1. Woke up and thought i was having a baby. Pain was so bad. Went to er and they did xrays and thats when they saw that i was enpacked. The tech just looked and asked when was the last time i went. I said the night before surgery....lol. they called someone from gastro and they saw the blockage so they ended up going back in. I dont feel any better and i still have to take something everyday just to go maybe once a week. So thats why i dont wanna eat and im losing weight in the worst way. I just dont feel healthy. But it wasnt because of the sleeve. Its my system. Always been slow at digesting anything and i thought this surgery would help that situation, but it has only actually made it worst.

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Wow, that sucks. I hope you feel better soon!

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I've doubled up on scoops of Protein before in one shake. While it was palatable, it was also very thick. My stomach didn't like the texture and it say very heavily.

You can do that. I was advised to add powdered milk to things early on for that reason.

Here's an article on protein amounts: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/healthy-eating/know-your-nutrients/how-much-protein-can-the-body-absorb?page=1

You can only absorb so much Protein at a time so I don't think that would be effective.

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Recent studies show that while excess protein in a sitting isn't truly discarded (the old wisdom of "you can only absorb 30g at a time") it takes a lot longer to absorb more than about 30g, so it's always better to spread your protein intake over the course of a day instead of trying to get all your protein into a single shake.

I never thought about being able to absorb only so much. Maybe I would do this if I am seriously having trouble getting enough Protein in the beginning and space it out. Thanks for the article too. Just when I think I finally know it all lol.

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