posted Mon, 07/23/2018 - 17:34
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Hopefully I'm posting this in the right area. I was just looking for tips on digestion or products anyone might suggest. I've tried apple cider vinegar, many types of probiotics/prebiotics nothing sees to work. I'm just getting very frustrated no matter what I eat I feel bloated/gas or the shits. I feel like my stomach is holding me back because I can't always eat when my stomach is messed up so I resort to shakes a lot which I hate doing.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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RustyhookerAny updates? Not like half the members came and helped....
If I were you here’s what I’d do (surprised I didn’t see any of this below);
Fast a little, clean out your gut to start fresh
Eliminate all processed foods and sugars—this will be the key here
Drink water 10-15m before, or in between meals, not with meals.
If you want to get fancy eat some yogurt before bed.
This guys got you covered with their awesome advice but im going to add something that works wonders for me: KEFIR.
Is a strange type of Russian yogurt you can drink, it really helps with digestion and bloating, at least for me. You can find it in the “world foods” aisle on big supermarkets
It depends on if you can stand the taste or not - I bought some a while ago and it tastes awful lol At first I thought it was off until I found out it was supposed to taste like that.
Lol i know bro, its an acquired taste, it gets much better with time, you can also buy flavored ones they are easier to drink
Definitely an acquired taste. I can't do it straight up but it works good in fruit smoothies.
Haha From the description on the bottle I thought it would taste really nice - loaded up a mouthful of it and immediately thought it had gone sour like milk and spat it straight back out Lol Looks good in theory though...
Fermented foods like Kefir = probiotic. +
Source Naturals Essential Enzymes... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009EXOTQ?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
This is the product I use, and I’ve tried lots. Helps tremendously.
Idk if anyone already mentioned it, but have you tried betaine HCL?
When making a statement such as this , it is always beneficial to know exactly what you are consuming on a regular basis.
Rusty recommended digestive enzymes...they are worth a try!
Sounds like your lactose intolerant. If your getting a stomach ache I'd get checked for gallstones. I agree with Greg water and fiber are very important. Fatty meats can also digest slower than lean white meats.
My wife recently figured out she was lactose intolerant. Once she cut it out, her whole life changed. No more digestive problems. It’s mkre common than you think. Certainly worth a try.
Brian Shaw stated that free range meats and eggs digest much easier in his body vs regular grocery brand meats and eggs.
When I heard this I gave it a shot myself, and have found in fact that it is true for me - when eating free range meats, it feels as if it passes through the digestive tract more efficiently, in a ‘cleaner’ fashioned, reducing bloat and gas. Also allowing you to eat more frequently and get more protein!
Best of luck.
I assume you are talking about his video showing him eat his 8 half tonne meals throught the day! Lol I mean the amount of food that guy can put away in each sitting is unbelievable - each meal has 500g mince in it. No wonder he's just so damn heavy and strong...Nice guy with it though.
AnonFree-Range only means that the animal has an access to leave a confined space, they're still held in a barn and still fed the same grain. Free range is just a ploy to add a few more dollars to the pound.
Free range, grass fed. Animals that are not pumped with excess hormones. Can be bought in certain stores or directly from the farmer depending on where you’re located. Now I am in no way a meat expert, toxicologist, or a farmer, lol. But hey if it worked for Brian Shaw I thought I’d give it a shot.
I understand this is a completely debatable topic.
AnonI get what you're saying and im not saying it's not good meat, just saying what allows them to label it that way. But there's no way I can afford the amount he is eating and still make my mortgage payment.
Depending on where you're located it shouldn't be too difficult to locate a farmer that raises the beef he is talking about. I do and it's a hell of a lot cheaper than buying in the store and most of the time depending on how they finish them. ( Finish them as in the final stages of raising them aka plumping them up before the actual finish). They are ten times better than store bought.
AnonNothing taste better than marbled beef, I was fortunate enough to grow up on a Holstein farm and all the family had farms attached, Pig, Angus, and crop (mostly soy bean). My family has a total of around 1000 acres of farm land, and one thing that was never in short supply was deer. I moved away at 18 for the military and now work in and around a big city. I still end up with deer In the freezer every year but it's nothing like it used to be. I still get a 1/4 cow every now and again.
Good tip I'm going to try it.
JayD718Have you ever tried any digestive enzymes? They are specifically designed for this purpose. You can buy a supplement that contains amylase, protease, lipase, and others. They help break down protein, carbohydrates, and fats, into more easily absorbed particles that the body can use, and also help your body absorb more nutrients.
Besides digestive enzymes, it's important to stay well hydrated, try to limit your fat intake, be sure to get your daily intake of soluble and insoluble fiber, and try to eat lean meats.
Rustyhooker"I've tried apple cider vinegar, many types of probiotics/prebiotics nothing sees to work."
Maybe a list of helpful prebiotics?
Thanks everyone that took the time to reply to this. I'm going to take the advice that was given here and apply it.
Take a few months off of any sugar or simple carb. Use only fibrous carbs.
Analyse everything for sugars and hidden sugars. Use only whole foods as much as humanly possible.
More water, more fiber, still more water, look up irritable bowel syndrome, and drink more water.
You try psyllium husk? How much fiber do you take in?
^^^ this guy knows!
I do 7 grams a day since that’s the documented dose that improves cholesterol values, but it’s so important with the volume of food we take in. Only takes a few days for your body to adjust and it really helps keep everything moving.
And not all fiber is created equal. IMO psyllium is the best.
I don’t think I’m anywhere near that, even with all the fibrous food I eat. I’ll look into it.
I find it Very strange that you get the bloating & gas from food and not the protein shakes?! You can't be lactose intolerant then - maybe your stomach has got too use to the shakes rather than whole food so it is now preferring them OR too many spicy foods etc that you don't realise you are consuming and they are disturbing your stomach acid PH balance....
If he's on cycle, not drinking enough, odds are he has IBS which has very similar symptoms to lactose intolerance. And Jay is right, most high quality protein powders add digestive enzymes -AND, they are liquid.
DRINK MORE WATER
That is a phrase I never thought I'd see you type
I'm not proud, I'll give credit where credit is do no matter what the source.
JayD718It's not very strange at all, as to why he gets bloating and gas from food and not from protein shakes, because many different protein blends contain some digestive enzymes in their blends.
It depends on the quality of the blend and manufacturer, its the inferior blends that contain digestive enzymes to help with the concentrate and basic milk proteins they contain. Shakes like I use that are pure 97% + Isolate and lactose free don't contain enzymes as they don't need to.
That is completely untrue.
The reason the enzymes are added by high quality makers of protein is because the shakes pass through the section of your digestive faster than the protein can be absorbed. (about 1.5 hours)
The maximum rate that whey protein can be absorbed is about 8-10 grams per hour. But, that only allows for 15 grams to be absorbed. Adding the enzyme improves absorption dramatically. That is why a shake will max out a serving as being about 20 grams. Adding more scoops is just a waste.
https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1550-2783-5-10
That test was performed using an 85% concentrate and 6% lactose whey shake - not 97% Isolate and 0% lactose shake hence the need for a digestive enzyme as the concentrate does not go straight into the blood like Isolate does and needs help to be quickly broken down.
Your comment is still "untrue" (more at, disingenuous and unfair) in that your "Standard" is way higher than the average person on this site, and it does not invalidate the study.
Cheap, "inferior" protein is not pure and does not contain enzymes and may also contain soy.
Quality proteins do contain enzymes.
Your "high end" $20 per pound protein may not contain enzymes, but it doesn't mean by taking them you might be able to up your 30g serving to 35g without waste.
I saw your retort to Jay as a needless attempt to discredit him, by using "inferior" to describe proteins like ON.
I'll recant my comment that yours was "completely untrue" to be, "Mostly misleading".
Jay also sent me a PM completely out of the blue a few weeks ago telling me that all the gear I use is rubbish and felt the need to discredit certain favourite brands that I use, hence the unfondness I have for him.
JayD718Since I think I'm just gonna cancel my account here, I just wanted to address your "unfondness" for me before I do so. I didn't want to give in to the childish bullshit, but you want to just keep harping on this, so what the hell. You honestly remind me of this bipolar kid I know, who when he's being pressed by somebody, to throw the attention off of him, he starts dry snitching and just makes up stories like a little child. That's exactly what you look like right here, you know that! An immature child! Just like when out of the kindness of my heart, I warned you about a single infamous well known fake gear brand, just so you wouldn't waste your money, and looking out for a fellow member, you said to me, "I've done way more gear than you"! And all your comments since then, because you know I'm 100% right, and you must feel foolish, otherwise, why dislike someone so much just for that? That is something a 12yr old would reply. I would bet money that you're a very young kid and just lied about your age. Your actions and words totally show it.
And BTW, switching your avatar so all of the other members maybe won't recognize you at the top of every promo list since you've been here, isn't gonna cut it! Believe me, people know already, and you'll be outed in due time! I'm not gonna name names, but why do you think certain members press you so hard?? No pun intended, but shit, that was good! Pun intended. And seriously, all kidding aside, do you get extreme highs and extreme lows? Feel manic at times? You should get tested, because my friend does the exact same thing when he's cornered. Be well, my friend!
Woah this is nuts!! Lol I've only just seen this. What are you on about changing my avatar? I've changed it once in the whole year I've been here. Good riddance Internet weirdo....
I don't normally reply to banned members but I think you should take your own advice where ever you may be Jay.
The funniest part is at the end where he tries to intimidate me with scary mind games Lol - the clown can't even do that well. Wonder who he's boring to death now on other message boards....
He couldn't get out of his own way. One second he was good and the next he's typing a page long manifest that no one read. It only took Greg three months to train him to write using paragraphs and punctuation.
The Isolate protein I use is $13 per pound, do people class that as expensive?
Don't know, you haven't shared the brand name of the protein you're using. My $20 per pound is a guess based on a brand I'm familiar with.
RustyhookerToo much protein shakes?
Papaya, pineapple...no shakes
Solid advice. I often use bromelain and it seems to work well.