Tummy Bloat

 I have a call in the the dr.  I've been dealing with this on and off since sugery.  Today, I drank a lactose free 8 oz. shake and it took me about an hour and ten minutes.  Then I started to feel full and bloated AGAIN! So, frustrating and miserable. When this happens my stomache hurts for the rest of the day which means I don't get in the rest of my protein :(. I don't understand why my tummy hurts for so long and why the protein shake which is a liquid doesn't flow through. When I talk to the nurse she seems to think this is normal because of the swelling.  Sorry to be venting again about the same issue.  I'm just so frustrated !

Swelling can take a long time to go down. Early out, it took me about two and a half hours to get down a 11oz shake. By a month out, it still took about an hour if not longer.

I get that you're not using lactose, but could you be allergic to something else in the shake? Have you had the same results with other brands?

Also, I see that you're almost a month out. What food stage are you in, just out of curiosity?

 I'm in the soft food stage, but really not eating much at one time.  

Maybe you're drinking it too fast? The protein drinks are more dense than, say, crystal light or powerade, so you may be rushing them and not realize it.

What brand of shake is it? Is it whey protein isolate or some other kind of protein?

 It's whey protein isolate...drinking to fast, maybe so...I just didn't think 8oz. in an hour and 10 mins. would be too fast.  I'm backing off tomr and see how it goes:)

Yeah, like I said... starting out, it took me about 2 1/2 hrs to drink a 11oz shake.  Took several weeks to get down to doing that in an hour.  Definitely try the smaller sips and see if that helps.  Good luck! :)

 Thanks!

 Hopefully, I can get this right one of these days ...

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