Do you get gas from protein shakes?

I am using a doctor supervised plan called HMR and it's protein shakes but since I have started I have that kind of gas that makes your tummy rumble and it's uncomfortable... tried putting beano drops in my shake...didn't work. I don't find gas-x to be very helpful either... any ideas?

hi brazilwife

One hypothesis for the cause is lactose.

I looked at just one of the HMR shakes online (you can research further) and it had both non-fat dry milk powder, and whole milk powder, and whey protein concentrate. All three of these are sources of lactose.

If you try a product that has less lactose you might have better results. If so, then that product has more lactose than your system can handle.

You might discuss with your dietitian.

Does that help?

Jerome
UNJURY (R) Protein

thanks Jerome... I hadn't really thought about that... I have an appt. this Thurs. with the dietician...

The other problem could be soy. Soy products give people gas especially if you have them a lot or regularly. I found that out before RNY. They even sell charcoal pads to sit on to absorb the stinky gas!  LOL

I will check on that, thanks.... It's weird the gas isn't stinky, I am grateful at least for that!!!

Crampy, bloating and gas are signs of lactose intolerance and whey sensitivity (as I am both)...so I had to switch to soy products.  Soy worked better for me but it is so gritty and doesn't mix very well..so recently, I just changed to rice protein shakes.  It's perscribed by my doctor in his "elemental" diet plan. So, soy can make you gasey....lactose is for sure a tummy bloater and whey can do that too...you just gotta find the best one that works for you.. Good luck to ya ~ I'm stay'n down wind  Dawn

Thanks, I will try to talk to the dietician about it... how about lactaid??? Does that work? Downwind...LOL

nope, lactaid doesn't work for me...I've tried it and just ended up flooring EVERYONE with my terrible gas and tummy aches!!!  Dawn

I was having the same issues earlier this year but couldn't figure out what I was eating that would cause it. Finally I switched to lactose-free/soy milk and it helped a bit but it turns out the protein powder I was using is what caused the worst part of the gas problems. Could you try other types of shakes maybe? I also found it took several days to get whatever was bothering my pouch to exit my system so the changes take time!

This is why I changed my protein powder to Brown Rice protein powders. i only use non- GMO Brown Rice protein powder.  I don't get bloaty or gassy or get a stomach ache when I drink my protein shakes anymore. Try Brown Rice protein powders instead. good luck Lizzy