Protein shake/powder suggestions

My 17yr old daughter suffers from Crohns and is at the point where she refuses to eat any "real" food anymore because she's tired of the stomach pains, fatigue and feeling nauseated. She is determined to go on a shake diet only.

At this point we are experimenting with brands to see what she tolerates best. Of course, she feels better on some shakes more than others, and I realize it's a personal thing, but can anyone tell me if they've had success with any particular brand and/ or kind of shake or powder? So far, Spiru-tein from our local health food store is giving us the best results. I'd appreciate your feedback. Thanks in advance!

I had a doctor (not a US doctor) suggest a liquid diet; I believe he wanted me to try a product made by nestle. It was a couple years ago and I can't remember exact name of product.

Although there are gi's who prescribe liquid diets, I haven't come across any in the US. There are studies about liquid diets and partial liquid diets out there though, so if you ask your gi he may know which supplement wld be best...but he'll probably want to proceed differently.

Is your daughter on biologics, steroids, immunosuppressants? What does your gi say about the flare up? Does he want her on steroids? Personally, I would probably only consider an entirely liquid diet if NOTHING else has worked.

protein shakes have their drawbacks so be careful. If you have any kidney function issues then be all means make sure your doctor is OK with it and monitors your kidney function. My Dr told me I could never take protein shakes due to kidney functions being slightly impaired due to hypertension. She suggested i would get the same effect if I could handle dairy and eat a large full fat milkshake a day. I could and I did, I gained 10 lbs in a month after my resection surgery. I cannot drink a milk shake now, hahah, but it did work and it has similar protein level. so you might want to look at that. but make sure your daughter's blood work is all up to date and you discuss with a DR. My Dr told me that most body builders suffer from kidney function issues due to long term protein shakes- the protein overloads the kidneys, especially whey protein, and then starts to reduce its capacity.

Chic fil a...haha...really. large chocolate shake was about 700 calories. i didnt add anything. the info is from their web page. at 15g of protein it is pretty good. Of course you must be able ot handle dairy, which I can.

710 Calories
15g Protein
108g carbs
26gFat

Many pre made shakes have lots of fillers and things that may be irritating (i.e. Carrageenans cause bleeding in some colitis patients)

You can make your own milkshakes- high quality ice cream is better as it is more fatty
And use whole milk.
You can add in some protein powder (I like Tera's whey) to add the protein content. But like others have mentioned
Too much protein isn't a good thing.

Can also make shakes from scratch and use
1 cup of dairy (whole milk/ kefir/ yogurt/...)
I pasteurized egg (no taste)
2 tbsp nut butter
Banana

Note if she gets a lot of calcium she needs to be testing her iron levels.

I became a HUGE fan of this product for the very reason you're looking. Sometimes I prefer to have a liquid/semi/liquid diet to a degree for a day or so after I experience some IBS issues from food intolerance.

n8kedbrands.com/products

It's much less expensive in store. Works out to about $2 or maybe $2.5 a meal. I mix it with almond milk and water.

Edit: In the past I also did the make-your-shake thing as suggested, but the I became to busy/lazy (take your pic) to keep it up. It works though.