Does Lactic Acid affect the gastrointestinal system?

[KnottedYet]

I'm not IBS or Crohn's, I've got gluten enteropathy. It's also autoimmune, and also gets grumpier with stress. As soon as I read the first post of this thread I thought...

GATOR GUT!!!

I cannot drink Gatorade much at all without a serious case of the runs-bloats-gurgles later and the next day. (same thing with alcohol, but that's the price I pay...) I switched to the most natural/normal sugar drink I could find and that was Clif Electrolyte. Oh, happy joy! Not only do I have no nausea etc with Clif, it also helps calm my gut down when it's in a bad mood.

So I'm a Clif devotee: Clif Electrolyte, Clif Bloks, and Clif Recovery. (the Recovery is fun, but not so important)

My gut handles it just fine. Try a few different drinks/energy foods and see if one works better. I also eat a lot of candied ginger when I'm having a bad day, and that helps.

[cherinyc]

You know, I don't think my tummy, and other parts like Gatorade either.
Also, the bf and I went to Whole Foods and stocked up on Luna bars, Clif Bars, Powerbars, Lara Bars, and a Clif - Nectar bar.
Turns out that soy really really bothers me. Which sucks, because it seems to be in EVERY DAMN THING!!
Except the Lara bars and the Nectar bars, which are nuts and dates, pretty much.
I actually like Tofu too - but I have found that consuming even a little bit of soy - anything - causes gastrointestinal distress for like 2 days. Edamame is the worst. Seriously, it causes the "I wish I lived alone" type of bad.
Oh well.

[Bikingmomof3]

Cheri,
One of my boys has the same intestinal issues I have, only soy REALLY causes him discomfort and it is in almost everything. If you know of some sport bars he can eat, please let me know. Poor kids just gets miserable and he needs to gain weight.

[KnottedYet]

Lara bars and Clif Nectar bars have no soy.

Clif Shot Bloks have no soy, and are like easy-to-swallow-and-chew gummi bears.

(no gluten, either! Regular Clif bars have oats in 'em, which make me sick sick sick)

[Bikingmomof3]

Lara bars and Clif Nectar bars have no soy.

Clif Shot Bloks have no soy, and are like easy-to-swallow-and-chew gummi bears.

(no gluten, either! Regular Clif bars have oats in 'em, which make me sick sick sick)

Thank You! I am writing these down. I have not personally tried Lara or Clif Shot bloks, but I like The Nectar bars and so does my son. I will look for the other two. Thanks.