Protein powder Side-effects...?

[Cellio320]

Hello all,

About a year & a half ago I underwent surgery to remove fatty cysts located just under my skin. The medical term I was given is "LIPOMA". On average, they are about the size of an almond. When I ask the doctors where they come from I get the same answer "genetics"... which, to me, kinda means, "I don't know". Honestly, I think its something I'm eating. I've heard before, from several people, that eating powders of some sort (iced tea mix for example), causes lumps or kidney stones.

If I had one or two I wouldn't be here asking. But the fact that I had over 40 removed from all over my body (legs, stomach, arms, back, butt), and have been noticing more (I counted 18 today), I think it may be linked to the powders I'm taking. I just have too many for this to be genetic. My father has a few, but nowhere near the amount that I do.

Here is my daily Protein Powder Diet
1 scoop - 8:00am
1 scoop pre-workout - about 6:00pm
2 scoops post workout - about 7:30pm

Just thought I would post here to see if anyone was noticing the same "lumps".

I'm 26 btw.

Thanks,
Ryan

[Theguns]

havent heard of any sort of thing.....protien powders are a mass distributed product if people were getting any "lumps" from them it would stop and maybe the FDA would eventually step in

[Cellio320]

Thats what I thought. I guess I'll just have to thank my dad for this one...

[Papasmurf]

The only side effect of protein powder is bad gas.

[joemomma]

Rancid gas, yes - lumps, no. A buddy of mine gets those bumps under his skin. His dad had the same thing, as do several people from his hometown. Could be something in the water.