Stomach is KILLING me- too much protein?

You really should open your diary before asking these kinds of questions. Help me help you help me help you.

Oh do I understand you!!! I have IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and so many things tear my stomach up and whey is one of them. I am on Bentyl to try and calm my stomach but it doesn't help a whole lot. I totally relate to your misery.

I consume lots of protein! I have no issues with protein itself so try not eatting that protein bar and see if that's the problem?

Certain whey protein can make me really bloaty. Otherwise, it shouldn't cause stomach pain.

you can develop allergies and such later on in life that you used to never have. Have you recently had a day where you just had milk and no whey?

Did you dramatically increase your fiber intake too? This also can impact your stomach as well.

I always got bloated, when I drank protein shakes. Maybe because of the sweeteners or the whey or to many chemicals? I don't know. I stopped drinking this stuff and get my protein now with clean food like fish, chicken breast, cottage cheese etc. Had no problems since.

If you made a change to your diet and suddenly started experiencing symptoms, then chances are pretty good that the change is the problem. You can stop using the whey protein and see if the symptoms stop, in which case you'll have your answer. Or you may want to tough it out for a week or two to see if your body will adjust.

I'm not lactose intolerant, so that's not it. I've always been able to drink as much milk as I like- as well as eat anything involving milk just fine.

I didn't develop an intolerance to lactose until I was 30. It's mild, I can still eat cheese/ice cream in moderation, but I've swapped my regular milk for soy and it went away.

I agree that you should change your diary so others can see it, in order to help you. But I ask you, if you are increasing your protein, are you also increasing your fruits & veggies - because if you don't (I'll put this delicately), you could be clogging your colon.

People don't realize just how dangerous this is - years ago, I had a few feet of my colon removed in emergency surgery. One of the common ailments of our modern times (due to the unnatural, refined diet most of us have adopted) is diverticulitis (or -osis... I get them mixed up). It's the pockets inside the colon that form from not having a diet rich in fiber that our bodies need. Eventually, it leads to the dangerous inflammation and infection (that's what happened to me, including a fistula that almost killed me).

I was one of the lucky ones, in that my surgery was successful. This is not always the case. But if you say your stomach is bloated, and you have pain - if I were you, I'd head to a good internal specialist to check on my colon. And make sure you have plenty of fiber in your diet - however, IF you have any sign of fever along with this - this is serious -do NOT eat anything - get to the doctor right away. This needs to be treated with two antibiotics and NO FOOD at all, otherwise it can lead to serious complications.

I write this here for anyone else who might need it, too.

I don't want to scare you, or anyone else that may have something like this, but be careful.

you can develop allergies and such later on in life that you used to never have. Have you recently had a day where you just had milk and no whey?

Yes, probably 2 or 3 weeks ago.

Wait! That's a lie. Sunday I had milk and no whey and I was fine. That's why I doubt it's a milk allergy.

I would change brands then

Have the whey with water ! your body will absorbe the protein faster and will not bloat you as much as milk being less dense.