Protein Supplements And Kidney Relation

[Iwishfit 55]

hi guys hope u all doing fine ..., so iv done my sleeve on march 6th and again im sorry i haven't told anyone about it , anyway i was talking to a friend who is a bodybuilder about taking Protein supplement and he said i shouldn't take it without a solid workout cuz it will result a kidney problems , he is not a nutritionist by all means , but should i listen to him or ignore his advice .......... ????

[Liliana Arleen 173]

What did they told you at your bariatric clinic? Protein is something very important for us bariatric patients . You are not going to work out now because you just got sleeved but eventually you will start your own work out routine. Everybody that had surgery is been drinking Protein Shakes etc even before working out and I haven't hear about any problems. At least I haven't had any problems with my kidneys so I will say go by your surgeon instructions and forget about your friend lol You need that protein!!

[RickM 1,747]

AFAIK, the issue would be taking the excessive amounts of Protein supplements that body builders typically take(frequently 200-300 gm) without doing that kind of workout program; keeping the Protein intake at the normal levels typically recommended by our surgeons (60-100g per day range is the normal range) shouldn't be any issue, and is in the range of what the body needs for basic tissue maintenance and replacement. At this point, the most important thing is to get the requisite protein intake to maintain ourselves during this weightloss process, and we use the supplements until we can get our protein thru our normal food sources.

In short, take the advice of the professionals, and particularly the ones closest to the bariatric issues that you are/will be facing.

[Iwishfit 55]

thx a lot guys for ur advice all keep them in mind !!!!!