what the WHAT?!

I've been feeling really good latel and then I tried to eat a protein bar. oops. I had/have this horrible pain in my stomach that feels like the worst gas pain I have ever had and was throwing up foam. What the H is that? Clearly, it was a mistake that I will never repeat. It was atkins and I assumed since it had 1 gram of sugar it would be ok. wrong-o. It was such an intense pain I thought I would have to go to the ER . Totally the worst pain I have had since surgery.

You might have eaten too fast. Normally sugar isn't going to have an affect like that but volume too fast can. I hope that's the last time that happens. Take care.

--gina
 

Thanks, Gina. The weird thing was I was fine until like a half an hour later. It hit me out of the blue it seemed. I was thinking it was a gall attack. I still have slight pain and it's been several hours.

We had our surgery a few days apart,  I am not r eady for solids.  Myabe it was too soon.

The chewy bars sit in my stomach like a rock, while the crunchy ones go down much lighter.

Sugar alcohols.

Atkin's bars have sugar alcohol in them. Sugar alcohols can give people stomach cramps even with normal anatomy much less a sleeved stomach and switched innards.  The only Atkins bars I can tolerate are the 'Daybreak' bars like the Chocolate Peanut Crips bar.  They are much lower in sugar alcohol, and they  have been a real life-saver for me while traveling, in particular.  I also can drink while I eat them which is good when I need to get calories and fluids.

If you want a bar that's more natural with good protein, there are better choices. I really like the Clif Mojo Trail Mix bars, personally. I buy a 22 bar assortment for $17 at Sams. Other choices are things like Quest bars. 

 It wasn't the sugar.  It was the sugar alcohols.

usually Atkins bars are made of sugar alcohols and i stay away from them since my ds... to bad too because they are tasty.

when i was two weeks out i was eating some protein bars i found in the supermarket that turned outto have 27 sugar alcohols lol. thankfullly nothing happened which is a blessing and a curse, i dont have many probs with sugar so it only makes me more conscious of hat i eat anway