protein and supplements

[coffeetime]

Do you consume protein (powder, bar) or other supplements?

If not, why not?

I used to do whey protein after a workout. Now I have milk protein intolerance and not only is there no whey protein in my life, there is also no milk, cheese, ice cream etc. I wish I hadn't done it...I already have a problem with soy protein, so I can't take that either.

I don't take other supplements other than what my doctors prescribe for migraine prevention.

Comments

[coffeetime]

I haven't been allergy tested. If it were an Ig-E mediated reaction, I'd have hives or vomiting pretty quickly (my son had a ton of food allergies as a kid, so I'm familiar with this). I get a bad bellyache about 24 hours after consuming milk, and have tested this a couple of times to verify. Sadly enough, the correlation is pretty clear. But not life-threatening! I'm doing OK with substitutes for some stuff, but it's super inconvenient and sometimes I miss it enough that I think of just eating it and living with the pain.

[0jack]

I use papaya enzymes sometimes to break down milk—I have trouble with it once in a while. Papain and bromelain are great for your stomach, if you're good with papaya and pineapple. I can't do a wide array of foods either and it actually gets depressing sometimes.

[coffeetime]

I could possibly try pineapple. Papaya I just do not like, though I keep trying it over and over hoping I'll change my mind. In the past I've tried taking papain and it didn't agree with me, but things can change...

[lyorn]

You are sure it's the protein and not the sugar?

[coffeetime]

Well, so far Lactaid hasn't helped. Other sugar doesn't bother me.

[lyorn]

:-(