Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group

Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight in the form of fatty tissue, and the health problems ("co-morbidities") which result. If you are considering gastric bypass or have had it, join the community where we share our experiences and find support.

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mjglenn86 01/11/2013

I'm searching for other ways to get protein in after the surgery because I'm allergic to many of the protein alternatives. Have any of you tried something different? I've looked into egg protein, but it has soy lecithin which makes my mouth itchy and gives me a stomach ache... HELP!! I'm 3 weeks pre-op after a minor setback which changed my date from December 10 to Feb 4. Kinda glad though because I haven't established a protein shake that I'm able to tolerate.

KatLin 01/11/2013

i use now foods whey isolate protien powder. it is a pute protien powder meaning it hasent got the known allergens. soy whete eggs i cant remember it all but it was all i tollerated for a long time

deleted_user 01/11/2013

check with your dietician as well. They should be able to help connect you with something. Remember not to stock pile as what you might like now you may not like afterwards.

The following is information that i googled and found hope that it helps. ---Hemp! Living Harvest's hemp protein powder is organic, raw, and actually tastes pretty good. You can get it online or at health food stores. I got my 1# canister at Whole Foods, but I haven't checked at the co-op (1# lasts a long time).

---some of the others i found are brown rice and ----vegan rice protein powder by NutriBiotic.

I hope these help for some ideas. If you have a Sprouts or a Natural Grocers or something like that they are trained to know the information as well so go in and use there knowledge.

I wish you the best. Keep us posted as to what you find.

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