whey protein?

quick question. Ive been doing the SCD diet lately and while i cant say that it has been my miracle fix i do feel like it is helping. with that in mind im also very physically active i.e. weight lifting. any way i have always drank protein drink during the day and after a work out. I have seen that the SCD specifically says no "whey". does anyone know of any alternatives other than drinking straight egg whites? i already asked on my bodybuilding forum and they said " maybe you shouldnt have gotten a disease". no point explaining to them. thanks for the help in advance.

appreciate the help. was just on my way to the vitamin shoppe anyway

If you really want to be SCD compliant you should stay away from the whey products. As mentioned, you could go with an egg white protein powder, but you'll still want to be careful of ingredients. For example the Jay Robb brand contains xylitol, natural flavor, xanthan gum - all illegal ingredients. If you do your research you'll find that there are actually some protein powders out there that contain nothing but egg whites. Just don't expect it to dazzle your taste buds.

I've also seen other kind of protein powders on the market recently: pea protein, cranberry protein, rice protein, etc. I'm not sure how these measure up SCD-wise, but they may be worth a look.

Hi, from what I read, whey is an inferior protein anyway, high in alpha-casein which is not a healthy protein (research it), and allergenic. Just search on "Is whey SCD legal?" and read about it.

I am using a GAPS & SCD compliant protein powder called "Optimal Protein" from Seeking Health. It took me a lot of searching to find it because of my list of requirements*. It's made from pea and rice isolates with a couple amino acids thrown in for a balanced formula. No additives, flavorings, colorings, sweeteners at all. Thus, it is quite bland and I use it in smoothies with berries and a little honey or a little Stevia. (Both are generally permitted in small quantities on these diets.) Also, big plus to me, they source the peas from Canada and the rice from any of 19 different countries, but not including China. I know from contacting a half dozen other manufacturers that most get their raw material from China. FWIW.

Hope this helps.
* I didn't want whey protein for reasons given above, and didn't want egg protein because it comes from "industrial" egg farms where chickens are fed GMO everything, much soy, and antibiotics and pesticides used liberally. That's why I have my own chickens out back.

Dikid, SCD is not intended to be a life-long sentence. Most often, IBS is caused by or at least highly associated with SIBO and/or gluten allergy/sensitivity. Both are resolvable. The SCD is a phased diet, meaning, it gets less restrictive as you make progress on it. But you shouldn't, generally speaking, expect SCD to be able to completely resolve underlying health issues - that requires working with a good nutritionist and/or functional or wholistic medical doctor. SIBO issues are best resolved with combination therapies, IMO.

Being on a life-long protocol of pharmaceuticals is also, (again, my opinion) not the best way to live if you can avoid it. Often, we can. For example, type II diabetes is completely beatable without medications.

The biggest restriction on the diet for me, is eliminating cocoa powder. But, I'd rather do that than have my gut staging open revolt.

I needed to add more nutrition into my diet, and my GI recommended a protein shake. I'm curemy drinking organic valley protein balance. It's a ready to drink shake, vanilla bean taste delicious. It only has 5 ingredie