Somethings up with me and protein powder

I started to drink one protein shake a day before my liquid diet diet begins and to test new powders out.  I have noticed that I get a headache right after drinking it and it only last about 5 minutes. What is up with that? Anybody else getting this ?

Could it be the sweetener?  I know people who get headaches from aspartame. 

hummm maybe.  I sure don't want a headache after surgery when we got to drink it only and all day long! It is sucralose in mine. That is in sf jello  and sf everything ! What am I gonna do?

Look for more natural shakes to try and see if there is a difference. 

Try making a shake with unflavored protein powder, which is probably unsweetened as well.

I found by searching that JAY ROB brand has all natural stuff and comes in some good flavors. Guess I will have to buy that kind.

Try About Time whey...

you can buy samples from them.  I used to like them a lot - but I found out I have whey allergy so I can't anymore. the short headache can be also from drinking too cold drinks? 

What do you use then? Did you get a headache with a whey allergy ? I can eat the yogurt that has the same sweetener and other things. The drink was not too cold. Hope it is not an allergy 

Allergy can present itself in so many ways... 

I am  6 years our RNY so I eat food..   meat and veggies... fish and veggies... eggs and veggies.. and so on... 

We can develop allergies as times go.. MIne allergy to why probably got worse over last 3 years... but only this year I was force to get tested..(the symptoms got bad) ... 

Don't worry for now for allergies.. . if you want - get tested - but what is OK today - it may not be after RNY , or year later , and so on. 

Stuff happens.. Who knows - maybe I had that long before RNY ? (yea.. not likely) maybe using too much - too many whey proteins caused the problem ?( most likely)  

I manage. It is not easy... specially when you add severe allergy to soy.. and gluten intolerance.. plus RH (reactive hypoglycemia) ... but it is not the end of the world.  There are things I cna eat (and gain weight on) ..so you can say I am not starving.. right? 

The hard part is when I now need to lose 10 lbs and limit what and how much I eat... 

I would suggest you try unflavored whey isolate protein with water - and add some natural sweeteners at first and see if you get reaction.  You may get reaction to sweeteners - or artificial  flavors, or colors, or ??? .. 

Sucralose and aspartame cause headaches and severe indigestion for me.  I agree, try to find one more natural.  I use a powder that has sugar and know that it isn't ideal for weight loss but it works for me.  And I use a banana and 1/2% milk