Mixing protein supplements

[Christina.Rose 287]

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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[ppressey24 254]

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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[Christina.Rose 287]

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

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[Night 25]

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.

[erp 2,016]

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

[LisaC123 3]

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

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[theantichick 2,204]

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.< /p>

[Christina.Rose 287]

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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