I am 3 days post - op and noticing everytime I drank my protein shake I start to develop real bad gas.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

What brand shake r u using? Could you post pic of ingredients labels so we can see what's in it?

I am 3 days post - op and noticing everytime I drank my Protein shake I start to develop real bad gas.
Is anyone else experiencing this?

I am using six star whey isolate chocolate. Unable to post picture of ingredient.
I do see a small amt of milk and soy in it.
I am lactose intolerance.
I did not have a problem before surgery drinking it.
What other kind of whey isolate is suggested?

Here is a link for a protein powder which is "hydrolyzed" which should help. Check it out and maybe this one will do the trick.

ISO100

I did about 2.5 weeks in. I wasn't lactose intolerant to begin with. I found that taking a Lactaid chewable tablet before drinking one made a big difference.

I did notice that when I take a gasx it goes away.

Ok thank you and I have premier protein I bought a lean shake lactose and gluten free and gas was still pretty bad

I found walking helped with gas

I am 1 & 1/2 weeks post-sleeve. I also have problems with gas and bloating after drinking the protein shake. I have several different brands/flavors, but even one that is soy, lactose, gluton-free causes gas and bloating. I see where a few people have posted using GasX. How far out did you start using it?

Are you mixing lactose free milk in with it? My nutritionist suggested skim or fairlife milk but im too lactose intolerant. Even using soy milk im still slightly affected because of the whey protein in my powder but not nearly as bad as using full dairy. I can still have 2 shakes a day.
My soy milk was frozen so i used the regular milk we had and cut it with water. My stomach was trashed for 2 days. And i only had about 8oz of milk. I was always lactose intolerant but i think its worse now. I would love to be able to eat yogurt again, Greek yogurt was my fave and i just discovered the Oikos 000 and they are so good. But they Wreaked absolute HAVOC on my tummy. So dairy is VERY limited for me.

Oh PS, The thicker the shake is the harder a time i have. Even 5.5 months out. Even now i will cut my soy milk with water to thin it out and make it more manageable. Smaller sips and thinner shakes might help.

Ok thank you and I have premier protein I bought a lean shake lactose and gluten free and gas was still pretty bad

You have to walk! You can walk from room to room in your house or in your yard! But just move your body to release that gas! I would walk around in my house every other commercial that would come on TV until I was able to walk to my mail box then I was able to walk 4 houses down in my subdivision but please move your body [emoji3]

Probably the milk. They make chewable tablets called lactose. Take one of them before drink it. It should help.

It's very common not to handle milk after surgery.



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I am 3 days post - op and noticing everytime I drank my Protein shake I start to develop real bad gas.
Is anyone else experiencing this?

I was going through that thought I was extremely lactose intolerant all of a sudden but it got better. I am 9 days post op and it is not as bad now

Thanks for all the good posts. I have always been a little lactose intolerant. I've been using almond milk for years. I use the unsweetened almond milk with the shakes, and still have the gas and bloating. I am, however, able to tolerate most fat free yogurts without the same problem. I'll pick up some lactaid tomorrow and see if that helps.