Are protein powders needed?

vitalsign0 · Post by **vitalsign0** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:42 am

Everytime I've tried them, doesn't matter what brand, I get really bad gas/diarrhea. I give up. Protein bars don't do it to me. Does it make a difference?

Nokie173 · Post by **Nokie173** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:11 pm

I had bad gas too when I first tried protein shakes.
Now I get Lactose Free Whey Protein or Soy Protein.
So far... those are fine for me!

cassiegose · Post by **cassiegose** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:27 pm

Do you have the same problems with milk/cheese? I wonder if you might have an intolerance to dairy products?

vitalsign0 · Post by **vitalsign0** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:48 pm

cassiegose wrote:Do you have the same problems with milk/cheese? I wonder if you might have an intolerance to dairy products?

No, I have no problems with milk or cheese. I eat a lot of both with no problems.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:50 pm

What sort of Powders have you used? Concentrate, Isolate, Casein, Soy etc etc.

vitalsign0 · Post by **vitalsign0** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:57 pm

Boss Man wrote:What sort of Powders have you used? Concentrate, Isolate, Casein, Soy etc etc.

I've used Designer Whey from the store and ON Whey Protein Gold Standard stuff, the double chocolate one.

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:38 pm

Then possible a Soy one might be one to try, or there's two sites called Trueprotein and Myprotein, that do customised mixes.

One is American, one is British, so whichever is best for you, might be worth checking out.