uc and protein shakes

hey is it possible to take protein shakes with uc, i was thinkin of tryin out beef protein as it doesnt contain any dairy. im 24 and was diagnosed with colitis 3 years ago and train as powerlifter so my body gets some abuse every week lol. any information appreciated and if anyone has tried beef protein would be grateful for any feedback.

Post Edited (will89) : 5/2/2014 11:38:02 AM (GMT-6)

I think all the processed 'pre-digested' protein drinks is part of the problem not to mention all the creatine monohydrate known to wreak havoc on guts.

I just had oats-n-whey but it was after chicken fajitas and a can of tuna in olive oil was still so hungry so good addition however when divorcing I ate mostly protein shakes and came up with UC after 3 rounds of antiobiotics.

BTW - beef protein shakes are gross, turns your poop funny colors too.

There are a few natural powder mixes for protein. Theyre costly.

All those powder tubs/cans contain about 2 million things that royally p!ss my guts off.
I just cant touch them!

Are you positive you have an issue with Lactose that you cant use whey?

I think whey protein is the gold standard for muscle gains, and with clinically significant findings. Scientific review of whey protein.

A large majority of individuals with dairy intolerance have issues with the casein protein and lactose, but not whey protein. Whey is different from whey protein, as whey is majority lactose. Whey protein is solely the protein derived from whey and therefore has minor and negligible amounts of lactose.

At the very best, you could give it a shot and see if it helps. Start with minor amounts and measure your symptoms. At the very worst, it might not be suitable for you and your body will tell you.

Listen to your body.

Hope it helps.

High protein foods don't bother me but any of those protein in a bottle drinks do me in every time. I call them crap in a bottle. If you want to play it safe, I would recommend low calorie (unless you trying to gain weight too?)high protein foods. I have a good friend who was a semi professional lifter and he would have several small meals thru out the day that were high in protein and other helpful ingredients.

Red_34 said...
High protein foods don't bother me but any of those protein in a bottle drinks do me in every time. I call them crap in a bottle. If you want to play it safe, I would recommend low calorie (unless you trying to gain weight too?)high protein foods. I have a good friend who was a semi professional lifter and he would have several small meals thru out the day that were high in protein and other helpful ingredients.

at the min im 5 6 and weigh 76kg tryin to compete in the 84 class for next comp but putin on weight isnt straight forward with uc lol, im eatin 3 big meals a day and snackin on almonds n fruit inbetween but doesnt seem to be getin me anywhere so i might try eatin small but often n see how that works out

oats n whey sounds like a good option, i might give that a go instead of beef protein for a while and see how it works out.

I believe whey protein shakes actually helped bring me back from the brink of surgery a few years ago. It turns out my blood albumin levels were low, which the colo-rectal surgeon told me meant that I did not have adequate protein to quickly recover from surgery. I started drinking the shakes every day and decided to cancel surgery to try other options. I later realized that among other amino acids in the whey protein shakes many of them including Muscle Milk which I used have high amounts of L-Glutamine which can help heal tissue in the colon.

Haha, next thing I know there will be a show called whey whey don't tell me. :)

Even though I was raised on an all natural diet, I now generally don't care as much, I mostly go for least expensive and most convenient. At the time I used Muscle Milk and still do for a convenient meal replacement shake. Admittedly the surgeon suggested Ensure, but Muscle Milk had much more protein per serving, I could mix it from powder and it sounded more manly. I now also either that or Fortress (cheap, decent and available at almost all grocery and drug stores) or Iso-100 which is a little more expensive (from Vitamin Shoppe) but mixes smoothly and tastes pretty good.

For an all natural meal replacement shake you could go with Absorb Plus which was designed by a woman who used nutrition to recover from Crohn's Disease, or for a cheaper alternative you could use Muscle Milk Naturals (which is about the same price as the one with preservatives and artificial sweeteners.)

I still can't believe n0 one had ever told me my blood albumin levels were too low. I think this explains why I was no longer having a speedy recovery once I went on Prednisone. It wasn't that my colon was damaged beyond repair, it was that I wasn't giving my body enough source material to heal itself. One reason the Specific Carbohydrate Diet could be helpful is that the home made yogurt would be a good source of whey protein, however the meal replacement and protein shakes can give you substantially more whey per serving which could dramatically speed up your healing time.

This is what works for me and the details of finding protein that works was hard but you may be different.
Whey Protein - so many out there, firstly never buy mass market protein with fillers and flavours. Now here is the key fact for me. You have 3 types of Whey. Whey concentrate, isolate and then hydrolised isolate.
I have tried them all some within an hr I know I made a mistake. So my choice now is Hydrolised whey. I will explain. Normal isolate is micro filtered. Its not bad but still has lactose although not as much as concentrate.
The reson Hydrolised is better for me is it has 0 grams of lactose per serve, because of the process there is a finer protein which is absorbed faster and as a result is higher in amino acids one of which is l glutamine which is known to help digestion and the immune system.

I have also tried soy, pea and egg white protein. Soy and pea have a fibre content the does not work for me. Egg not so bad but very harsh taste and hard to take.
As I said this is what works for me, had servere Colitis from the age of 16 form I am now 30, I believe my deit and exercise plays a big role in my recovery when I have been facing the worst moments