protein powder for someone allergic to milk?

[mindstar]

my buddy is allergic to milk...not lactose, but something else in the milk. As such, no whey for him. Is there another alternative for him?

[Scrumhalf]

Health food stores carry hemp protein. The ones I tried tasted terrible but there may be better ones.

[mindstar]

thanks Scrumhalf, anyone else have any advice? Just looking to give him as many options as possible.

[FitnessBrat]

Does he have Celiac disease - allergic to gluten? If so, he may only be able to use soy protein. I know there's a ton of gluten free products available now, just not sure about supplements.

[mindstar]

AFAIK, it's just milk and milk products, even lactose free ones...which would lead me to make the uneducated guess that it's a protein allergy.

[NewbieChris]

Optimum has a natural, lactose free protein powder.

[mormonmuscle]

I used to take powdered egg whites. Where I got it was cheap and I found it just as effective as whey. The only thing to be careful of, is they typically have alot of sodium in them.

[mindstar]

i've never seen powdered egg whites, are they at supermarkets or health food stores?

[blm]

He can try the Optimum Nutrition 100% Egg Protein.

[mindstar]

Thanks for the help folks!

[mormonmuscle]

i've never seen powdered egg whites, are they at supermarkets or health food stores?

Hopefully I don't get in trouble for putting this, but go to ROSE ACRE FARMS - THE GOOD EGG PEOPLE and they have the egg white powder I used to take.

[Stixs]

I cannot tolerate any milk products at all. I have been using Nutiva Hemp Protein, and it has been working great for me. A little gritty but does not bother me.

[Shibby]

It's usually more expensive but he could also look at something like Syntrax Nectar or the Isopure "juices". I don't know about the Syntrax, but you can get the Isopure RTD's in single bottle at GNC to try first.