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I am having problems drinking the Protein Drinks because it seems everything has either nutrasweet or splenda. They both give me awful headaches and make me feel like crap. My surgeon said to just keep drinking them and my body would get used to it. Um...No just can't. I've stopped taking my pain meds for pain now only have to take them if I drink a Protein shake. That's not how it's supposed to work. Any suggestions?

My surgery was 6/4/09.

Start weight 290 5/4/09

Day of surgery weight 273

Todays weight 6/8/09 268

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You have a couple of options. There are unflavored (unsweetened) Protein powders that you can mix with whatever you want. I also just did a Google search and came up with several Protein powders sweetened with stevia (a natural non-toxic sweetner.) You can also check for one sweetened with ogliofructose (chicory root) which is also a natural sweetner.

Good Luck!

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Now whey Protein isolate powder, it has no artifical sweetners, just whey protein, and a little soy lecithin. You can add Stevia powder, in most health food stores and even in the health food aisles now at the local supermarket. I like to mix frozen strawberries, frozen banannas, or frozen berry mix {from Sam's Club} & a little Water and whirr it up on high in my blender. Very good. You can get the powder by Now online at the Vitamin Shoppe for a good deal, I have 5 lbs. of the unflavored, which tastes similar to malted milk powder.

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