I had a bit of a stricture...

 At the EGD yesterday he said that my stoma was a bit smaller than they like to see and dilated it to 10mm. i go back next week to recheck.  on soft foods in the mean time. I had a protein shake yesterday and it made me so sick. why cant I handle them?

Hope all goes well with your recheck. My protein shakes make me nauseated too. I drink one a day and divide it in half...6 oz earlier in day and 6 oz later in the day. I don't know if it's indicitive of dumping or not. But I did cheat for first time a few weeks ago and found out that I dump...I was praying for that, because I need a deterrent for sweets, since I used to love them.

 I can only handle about 4 oz at a time, I think. I told my hubby if I have them again that I should do 4 oz instead of 8.  I used to dump, but not so sure I do anymore?  I had banana bread at thanksgiving and no dumping. But I havnet been eating stuff I really shouldnt anyways, so I really dont know anymore. 

Dilute it with more water or whatever you use in it.  I've been doing this for years now.  I mix my protein with water, I use Nectar protein and I can mix it with a spoon.

 I can tolerate Nectar. but I dont always have the money to buy it.

I dilute it in water and drink it over 20 minutes, and I still get nauseated. It last less than 30 mins. I've tried 3 different brands and I will continue to search. I don't have problems when I mix small amts in food.

As soon as I was able, I started on supreme protein bars. I was unable to tolerate so much protein at once in the shakes for months. I can have them now with no problem. The shakes caused nausea and pain in the beginning. Love them now!

I hate the taste of protein shakes as well - so I often add extra flavoring.  So I'll use 1 1/2 packets of lemonade (like Crystal light)  for 20 oz of water, and add a scoop of unflavored protein.  It takes me about 90 minutes to get that down.