This might explain the heartburn I've been getting at night....maybe I need to take the vitamins earlier.

Mine doesn't seem to be the vitamins. It's every time I eat actual food. This morning I woke up with only heartburn and no stomach ache finally. I had my protein shake and vitamins and nothing so far. But I think when I actually eat lunch is when the stomach ache will be back..at least it's been that way for 5 days

I will eat and then my stomach will gurgle and just ache for HOURS. Even with dinner (which included no IP products). I wonder if it's a sensitivity to the IP products anyway, or maybe my stomach is overproducing acid because of less food. Hmmm... Just worried they will make me quit program

Sorry for rambling I am just so worried and frustrated. And don't know if it's a medical issue or diet issue.

star2nite- I too have the same issue after eating my rtd. 2 things ive noticed helps though to relieve it:

1) Eat some raw veggies and drink a good amount of water
2) Add some salt into your diet
3) Try a heat pack on the stomach too

I myself have found out that i have an allergy to gluten and wheat and so i have had to cut out most of the packets except for the RTD's. I feel much better..still have a stomach ache..but i notice it gets better after eating a few veggies.. i eat cucumbers along with my shake

Thanks for the reply...that's what I have been doing for days. I was eating different veggies wondering if it was maybe my stomach rebelling to so much healthy food haha. I add plenty of salt...on the veggies, salad, meats at dinner etc. And a heating pad has been my best friend.

I'm getting ready to eat lunch...we'll see how it goes

Feel Better! Heating pads are your friend.. By the way.. have you tried something like Maloxx.... cause i take it when i have a stomach ache or gassyness and it seems to help. I actually went to the doctor who perscribed a medication for my stomach called Donperidone. It helps to elliminate the contents of the stomach into the intestinal tract. Apparently, my stomach aches are caused my stomach not emptying into my intestinal tract fast enough..so the food just sits there and makes me feel really full and bloated and crampy..

The other thing you might try is pepermint extract. I know it sounds funny, but ive noticed that by putting a dab of pepermint on my tounge, makes me feel better..the reason being that pepermint is soothing to the stomach and aids in digestion. You might also try either a cup of lemon ginger tea or pepermint tea...both are herbal and really soothing for the stomach...ginger is especially good for digestion..but be careful if you buy it in bulk, because some of the gingers are candied..You are better to buy ginger fresh.. grate it into a cup of hot water and then add some squeezed lemon juice and some splenda or xylitol to sweeten...

The only other thought i can think is that you are sensitive to sweetners..and in that case, you might have to be careful as to how much splenda you ingest or other sweetners if thats the case. I know my stomach gets really crampy when i ingest too much splenda. If thats the case, drink extra water to help flush it through.

Thank you for all the wonderful suggestions I have written them all down!

So today I experimented and had successful results. I didn't have any IP packets or drinks, I used Protein drink from Costco with comparable Proteins, carbs, etc., and at lunch had different veggies and an egg for my protein and no tummy ache.... I may be sensitive to something in the IP products. I am giving myself a rest from the "suffering" today and will try one of the packets tomorrow. I won't cheat though, just changing it up a little to see what the culprit is. As of now it seems to be the IP packets (herb omelet, chocolate RTD, peach/mango RTD, and bars). And doesn't it figure I just spent $60 to purchase a box of the omelette's and chocolate RTD because I really liked them

Thank you everyone, I am so relieved I can stay OP. Just have to figure out what my body will tolerate

Yah.. i hear ya..that was my issue too.. as much as i loved so many of the packets i could not do it. I actually use the atkins rtd's as my rtd...I cant do pure protein powders because of the high whey content..so i stick with atkins rtds...the vanilla and chocolate ones are great. They are a bit higher in count for calories, but the carb content and the protein content is compareable.

For the last week I have been experiencing stomach pain, nausea and extreme diarrhea. I haven't been taking the supplements to see if that was the cause, but not getting any better. Any thoughts?

I get a gurgling tummy after I eat too. I think it might be the lettuce for me. Ive hardly had a solid BM since I've started a month ago......very watery.

Sucralose gives many people loose bm...

I had to quit using pretty much anything that had sucralose in it because it caused major bathroom issues. It was either that or the sugar alcohols in the Pure Protein Bars I was eating, the WF products and/or the EAS RTD shakes. Even though I had been using those items for weeks, all of a sudden I just couldn't tolerate them. Within hours of doing that, my system was back to normal. I found a protein powder that doesn't have any artificial ingredients and just don't have any kind of bar for a snack. I am doing my own version of IP for a variety of reasons and am finding my own way of maintaining my almost 25 pound weight loss.

I don't know why,

But for the last 2 weeks or so I have been waking up with these hellacious stomach pains causing me to either A.) take an early morning bathr or B.) dry heave (because it’s the morning and there’s not really anything in my stomach to puke up) and/or vomit.

This is literally how my morning goes: wake up
stomach grumbles
walk to restroom conveniently located in room, turn on faucet so my bf can’t hear anything
try to go back to sleep
…nope, can’t do it

It’s really frustrating. The pains feel like intense hunger pains which is completely understandable; I work out and the majority of things I eat are healthy(ier). I eat and eat and eat to satisfy these pains, but they just stay there.

Someone mentioned a gluten reaction, which made me wonder about lactose intolerance. Does anyone have that issue with the IP packets/foods? I haven't started yet, but I want to go into it armed with as much info as I can.

In the last week I have also been having severe stomach pains/nauseau (sp). Then yesterday the big 'D' began (up till now it's been the big 'C' for me). I don't know if it's a coincidence, but I began taking a collagen supplement due to hair loss a few days before the pains began, 1 p/day. Nothing else has changed and I'm now in week 10 of IP. Guess I'll stop the collagen to see if it helps.