Whey protein.. well tolerated by all?

I see lots of folks consume whey, has anyone had bad experiences with it?

Yes I've tried whey protien and it gives me major gas. 

 Right now I'm trying rice protien its only been a day but no urgency this morning.  Had  2 shakes yesterday.  Maybe all that rice binded everything inside me.

Whey didn't bother me. Decided to try Jay Robb Egg White Protein. Said it was the best tasting protein on the planet!!!!!!Bought samples of all three flavors.Going to give it a try tomorrow before work.

I've been using Dr. Mercola's Pro-Optimal Whey Protein (chocolate flavoured) for more than 1 1/2 years now without any problems. I had been having 2 of these shakes per day, it was sustenance to me.

about 3 weeks ago, I noticed that every time I had the shake, I had a stomach ache with terrible stomach pains which lasted 4-5 hours. Looks like I have developed an intolerance to it, probably the casein protein ;(

So I played around, and stopped the shakes entirely - no pains.

Tried hemp protein shakes - terrible stomach pains.

Tried vegaone shakes - tasted terrible, like DIRT - stomach pains.

I will not try soy protein, because it's not healthy. I've tried brown rice protein shakes, and I could hardly get it down it tasted so bad. I can't do egg whites or I would try that product.

I am at a loss as what to replace it with that won't cause stomach pain.

 

Texas,

"...However, the fresh whey protein from my in-laws' goat milk is very tolerable..."

That's because it's not casein, it's a different protein. Lucky you.

Faith, thanks for the suggestions.

I went to whole foods to check out their selection - tried the hemp, mixed vegan one, and brown rice.

I ordered Pea protein from amazon, awaiting it to try and see if it agrees with me.

How does the Raw Protein taste, not like dirt I hope?

Thanks, that's very sweet!

All protein drinks give me gasssssss. Worst is the whey.

q

Although I'm fine with it when in remission, I'm currently flaring and just discovered a sensitivity to whey as well. If you click on the link below, that is what I'm going to start using in my shakes, as soon as it arrives. It's basically peanut butter with most of the fat taken out, reduced to a powder. You can add water to use it as regular peanut butter or throw the powder in your shakes. Not as much protein as whey, but it's something: about 40% protein by weight according to the manufacturer. Before I came up with this idea, I was also wondering what type of protein I could possibly use to sustain me, but I have always tolerated peanut butter well.

www4.netrition.com/bell_plantation_pb2.html

Yuck!!!Jay Robb Egg White Protein is not the best tasting protein on the planet. Plus Not feeling too well after drinking it!

Probiotic, how are you doing?

Texas,

I just noticed my grass-fed farmer has goat whey on his list.

So, thanks to you, it's opened up another possibility for me.

Can you tell me what it tastes like?

How do you use it? How much of it, with what?

Any particular recipe you like?

Lodi,

Yeah, you're right, as soon as I posted it, I realized how funny that seemed... grass-fed farmer, haha.

But I am glad you understood what I meant, lol.

For me the twice daily whey protein shakes were for several reasons:

1) it ensured i got some basic nutrition which encompassed the whole amino acid profile, the important minerals and vitamins (i was adding my liquid minerals and vitmains to my shakes). But also, as OldMike has posted some important studies, whey protein is important to us UCers precisely because of certain amino acids it contains.

2) convenience for sure. For me the early am and mid am shakes meant 2 less meals that needed to be cooked, in which i was assured of healthy nutrition.

I spoke with the farmer, and he told me his goat whey tastes "tangy" because it's fermented, and he suggested using it in the blender together with organic cucumbers, organic honey - he told me this is a very cooling drink in the summer. I don't know, it's not quite what i had in mind, considering my mercola shakes delivered this wonderfully chocolate flavoured drink...

But I'm going to try it (next order is in 2 weeks), and if it really tastes terrible, I might pick up some "chocolate flavoring" to see if it helps.