Protein drink is KILLING me!!

Never used it. However, I do have a couple questions for you. Do you drink it immediately AFTER your workout? And if yes, do you drink it relatively quickly?

How much water are you drinking? Most of the protein shakes have a lot of fiber in them and if you aren't drinking enough water, you can get cramping. That's my only suggestion.

This is interesting considering I use ON vanilla ice cream all the time. Never had this problem

If you're mixing it with milk, try using yogurt instead. If it's a lactose issue, this should help since the lactose is consumed in the fermentation process (of course not as completely as if you made it at home as most are only incubated for 4 hours)

Check the sweeteners in it - you could have built up a store of them in your body which is why in the beginning you didn't notice it but now, you're adding fuel to an existing fire and it could be just enough to trigger symptoms.

Do you have problems with other dairy products? If not, it's probably not the lactose. Fiber could be an issue -again, consume sufficient water every day. Maybe wait 15-30 minutes after your work out and don't down it like a cold beer. Consider it a meal. Savor every mouthful and make it last at least 15 minutes. You could be rushing energy to your stomach when you're body is in emergency mode trying to recover from your workout.

perhaps youve built a food intolerance to the whey.

My question to you is are you lactose intolerant ? if so using the milk is not a good idea, switch to almond milk, soy, coconut, etc.....

There was a thread a while back with a few people saying they were having issues with bananas. You could try eliminating the banana and see what happens. If that's not it then try switching out the milk for almond or soy milk and seeing how that goes. Our bodies can be funny sometimes, they just randomly react to something that has never bothered us before. I suddenly developed an intolerance to avacardos, which I've always loved. Lately some nuts are bothering my stomach off and on. It's no fun developing an intolerence to something you love to eat, I miss my avacados.:sad: So maybe if you keep changing up 1 thing at a time you may find out what's bothering you. Good luck!

It could be the banana you put in it. A lot of people have stomach cramps from bananas. Its caused by the potassium.

There is actually a P90X recovery drink that Beachbody sales that is SO GOOD. It was designed to have right after the workout and is just the right balance of carbs/protein that your body needs to aid recovery and prevent sore muscles. I can tell the difference when I work out and DO drink it and when when I DON'T.

http://www.beachbody.com/product/supplements/p90x_peak_performance/p90x_peak_recovery_formula.do

I've been doing P90X since January and I never drink a protein/recovery drink. I make sure that I get the right ratios of carbs/fat/protein from the foods I eat. I've never had a problem with being overly sore or worn out. Maybe just eliminate the protein drink altogether? Up to you....but I had a similar problem with ground flax seed. Had awful stomach cramps. Had to quit using it for a while. Good luck to you!

This is interesting considering I use ON vanilla ice cream all the time. Never had this problem

Same

Could also be the casein (milk protein) in your milk or the protein powder itself. Many people have an intolerance to that and don't realize it.

try mixing it with soy milk and see if it happens. If it doesn't you can say it's the milk if it does it may be something in the mix your are not tolerating anymore.

I had the same problem. My doctor told me it's common with some protein drinks. Might need to switch to a different brand or find a more tolerable source of protein.

Good luck!

Do you drink enough water while working out? When I do my long runs, I find if I don't adequately hydrate ANYTHING that goes in my stomach hurts a ton.