Whey and gas/bloating

[jaykay]

Hi all

I use Designer whey (first time yesterday) and had a little gastrointestinal discomfort, but nothing too bad. I only used 1 scoop so I don't think that was too much..I've heard that using a lot can cause diarrhea.

From what I've read, Designer whey is a pretty good brand, but not as good as Optimum.

In your experiences, which whey powders/other powders do and do NOT cause these discomforts?

[maverick]

Its probably not so much the powder as it is the bubbles generated when you mix it. Let the mixture settle for a littel while in the fridge before drinking it.

[LiftGirl]

you might want to try an isolate.

[Lady C]

Originally Posted by jaykay

I've heard that using a lot can cause diarrhea.

Yep - especially if you are lactose intolerant.
Try it again and if it still does it you will have to switch to an isolate like Liftgirl suggests - it has no lactose (but is more expensive)

[jaykay]

Why does a whey isolate cause less GI discomforts?

Pretty sure I'm not lactose intolerant, I eat milk, cheese, yogurt and milk pretty regularly. It's only if I have a lot of milk that I get GI discomforts.

[Lady C]

Originally Posted by jaykay

Why does a whey isolate cause less GI discomforts?

Pretty sure I'm not lactose intolerant, I eat milk, cheese, yogurt and milk pretty regularly. It's only if I have a lot of milk that I get GI discomforts.

Don't know for sure. I think it has to do with the fats and sugars are removed in an isolate but not in a concentrate. But I do know I can't eat whey concentrate but I can eat isolate.

[westside24]

Originally Posted by jaykay

Why does a whey isolate cause less GI discomforts?

Pretty sure I'm not lactose intolerant, I eat milk, cheese, yogurt and milk pretty regularly. It's only if I have a lot of milk that I get GI discomforts.

to sum up your question... Optimum Nutrition, is a blend of 2 different Isolates, 1 concentrate, and Hydrolized whey. so pretty much it has SOME isolates, not all, but some, meaning theres less concentrate in it, but still there is some concentrate in it also! Its a blend but based off what Lady C just said, it mite help by not having so much of the crap in it (the concentrate being the crap), which makes you clear out a room every 10 minutes...

I used a concentrate protien for a few weeks when I first started, I think it was GNCs. and I had bad gas... When I switched to O.N. it all cleared up

LoL. Just saying, O.N. has a good price and good value, you might wanna try that before you buy some exremely expensive 100% isolate.

[LiftGirl]

Originally Posted by jaykay

Why does a whey isolate cause less GI discomforts?

Pretty sure I'm not lactose intolerant, I eat milk, cheese, yogurt and milk pretty regularly. It's only if I have a lot of milk that I get GI discomforts.

Lactose intolerance happens in various degrees. Every person has an individual threshold for how much lactose their body will digest. Yours could be quite high.

The isolate causes less GI discomfort because almost all of the lactose is removed.

[chris m]

Try Nitrean: www.atlargenutrition.com

It is recommended by Men's Health as the #1 protein for men. It has a blend of 3 fractions of whey (isolate being the primary), casein, and egg proteins. If you are lactose intolerant you will most likely find you will tolerate Nitrean quite well.

Chris

[TheWICKED]

i'd recommend nitrean as well.. two things..

quality protien blends will definately help out the gas AND until your gut bacteria gets used to having more/different sources of protien in it and adapts to it, it might take a few days..but the moment I switched to ALN's NITREAN over my old product..i had ZERO problems and have seen better results thanks to the change!

Can't go wrong with NITREAN... quality in means quality output in the gym and in the body.