Originally Posted by
Az B
It's very hard on the kidneys. Not a problem with healthy kidneys, but keep in mind that several kidney diseases are sneaky. You may never know you have them until your kidneys are severely damaged. For example, diabetes or nephrosis of the kidneys.
Two things to consider:
Get checked out by a doctor. Check urine and/or blood for kidney function. Check for diabetes. And I would also check to see if you are voiding completely.
I would also consider that they whey protein is completely unecessary if you eat reasonably well. Piling on more protein than you need doesn't make you muscles bigger. Most of it is turned to glucose in your liver, the rest is evacuated, making your poop very expensive.
Az
Careful with that advise. Protein is
not hard on the kidneys. Kidneys which aren't functioning well cannot efficiently filter urea (a breakdown product of protein) resulting in high urea in the body. High urea in the body makes you feel crappy. Therefore, with bad kindeys, a low protein diet is recommended, not because protein is bad for the kidneys, but to prevent the build-up of urea. Protein itself has not effect on the kindeys.
Whey protein has no more side effect than milk.
Joe