protein shakes give me gas!

lol. well first let me say hello all! my name is ryu.im new to bbuilding.com. i have been lifting on and off (basicly not doing it right at all) for the past few years. i never saw any gains so never stuck w/it that long. but i gained like 20 pounds while i was living in japan and that really motivated me to start working out and going all out! i got all the protein and ceatine stuff. and will start loading tomorrow. i wanted to see how the protein shake was so i tried it today. THAT **** GAVE ME FREAKIN GAS!!! no bull ****!it kinda gave me the runs a little too lol. can this be stopped??? i needed to squat 3 times while i was at work today!and that shake really started to taste like **** after the first half. im using the prolab chocholate. i think i might just take two scoops in the morning and two at night and have a 50 gram protein bar. that would put me at around a hundred grams.im 142-3 pounds and im 5'9 (yes i know im a skinny ass!) so i guess i will find the other 50 grams of protein i need from the foods i eat. anyways. do you guys get gas too?P&L

Dont use a blender.

i didnt. i used a "hand shaker" thingy. bodybuilding.com sent it to me free w/all the other crap i bought from them.i think ill just cut down the intake.i drank 4 scoops in the morning. i think i might do 2 in the morning and 2 at night.

what kind of protein is it? Do you mix it with milk? you might be lactose intolerant. or maybe it's just the fact that we're asian :(

Try switching to a Whey Isolate, like Syntrax's Nectar or Prima Force's Substance.

I get no gas at all from these.

RYU, give it a few days to get used to it. It screws up a lot of peoples stomachs when they first start taking it....kinda like drinking milk for the first time after a long period of time.

Bugs

thanks for the help guys. im using prolab nlarge2 choco. im not going to be switching brands because i just got 10 pounds of this stuff!lol. i took less today and wasnt that bad at all. im going to take two scoops in the morning and two at night for a lil while. i also think i may need to get "used" to it.im also going to switch to soymilk.in case im lactoretarded.im also "shaking" much slower so not to make bubbles and stuff. ill try a diff brand when im done w/this stuff. thanks alot guys!peace

Especially since that product is a weight gainer(correct me if I'm wrong), that would probably be one of the main reasons it would gas you up.

Ya I switched from dymatize to Primiforce and have noticed a big difference in gas etc, I am lactose intolerent so it made a big diff switching to an isolate

use whey isolate

ok next time ill use whey isolate. what do youguys use? i want the good stuff but i dont want spend money on just a brand. what do you guys use for whey isolate? (im using prolab nlarge2) thanks

You may have lactose intolerance (go check with your doctor), like I do.

Several solution:
1) Replace your whey to whey isolate, and ask the guy in the store how many percent of lactose in it. The only Whey Isolate that I use is "Isopreme" from Ultimate Nutrition, and it tastes pretty good.
2) Buy lactase enzym, take 500mg 10-20 minutes before drinking milk or anything that contains lactose.
3) Eat lots lots lots of fiber (e.g: grains) before you drink milk or your whey.

[QUOTE=ryu3334444]thanks for the help guys. im using prolab nlarge2 choco. [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=mrbombastic]You may have lactose intolerance (go check with your doctor), like I do.

Several solution:
1) Replace your whey to whey isolate, and ask the guy in the store how many percent of lactose in it. The only Whey Isolate that I use is "Isopreme" from Ultimate Nutrition, and it tastes pretty good.
2) Buy lactase enzym, take 500mg 10-20 minutes before drinking milk or anything that contains lactose.
3) Eat lots lots lots of fiber (e.g: grains) before you drink milk or your whey.[/QUOTE]


more likely he is not lactose intolerant as this is pretty easy to catch and it would have surfaced early in life. I suspect he is allergic to the whole alpha and beta lactalbumins in whey protein. So whey isolate would be the solution as the WPI process hydrolyzes these peptides