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Posted 7/25/2013 4:53 PM (GMT 0)
I'm about 5 pounds overweight. I'm pretty hungry on my gluten free diet, smoothie, high protein diet and not losing weight. So I was adverse to dairy but started putting Tera Organic-Certified Whey Protein powder, unflavored, in my vegetable fruit smoothie and my hunger pangs went away. I'm pretty sure the hunger was connected to large amount of fruit I eat (in smoothies).

I won't give up my fruit. Hey, we need some vices.

Here's the thing. If I eat dairy straight, I get constipated, so I wasn't going to try whey protein powder. But whey powder does not make me constipated. Why is that?
Posted 7/25/2013 5:00 PM (GMT 0)
I take Optimum Nutrition Platinum whey protein powder for lifting weights and I don't seem to have any issues. With UC, I was totally expecting the worse, but it actually doesn't affect me at all! Maybe because the milk is broken down into whey protein? I know some people are good with yogurt and that is a milk product. You should try Optimum Nutrition, they claimed it was lactose free but I think it might have tiny traces of lactose now.
Posted 7/25/2013 5:06 PM (GMT 0)
I use whey protein isolate 3x a week after workouts. No issues.
Posted 7/25/2013 5:29 PM (GMT 0)
I guess with this stuff your digestive system doesn't have to mess with it. It's already digested so to speak, like yogurt is a pre=-digested fat.
Posted 7/25/2013 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
I guess it's predigested like yogurt. So my colon doesn't have to work on it, so to speak.
Posted 7/25/2013 9:53 PM (GMT 0)

sirgumby said...
I take Optimum Nutrition Platinum whey protein powder for lifting weights and I don't seem to have any issues. With UC, I was totally expecting the worse, but it actually doesn't affect me at all! Maybe because the milk is broken down into whey protein? I know some people are good with yogurt and that is a milk product. You should try Optimum Nutrition, they claimed it was lactose free but I think it might have tiny traces of lactose now.

I use Optimum Nutrition's natural oats-n-whey, very good.
Posted 7/25/2013 11:41 PM (GMT 0)
LOL...Any protein powders/drinks cause me gas many hours later. But...oats & whey would have me in absolute agony...so...all one can do is try. If you get excess gas, it's not for you. Yogurt is the same for me, so see how you do on different ones.

And remember to check out all the ingredients...because there are sweeteners that can also cause problems.  (at least you can do that online first before you buy)

Keep us posted.

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