Sport Is milk suffice?

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Due to me being diabetic and have a liver that leaks proteins (I am now on medication which stops this, which therefore what im about to explain annoys me even more).

I went to my docter and when he told me my liver leaked proteins we spoke about it and i saw on the screen about a hormone i believe called creatinol.. So i asked him if it had a link to creatine, he said he didnt know but that if i was taking it i shouldnt be, but i havnt been, but then my mother chimed in about protein shakes. Of which i was taking. My docter then told me that i shouldnt have them as they are 'un natural' (Bearing in mind my liver was leaking protein way before i started protein shakes). It goes to show just how mis-informed he was when he said 'Do you think professional sports players use these?' implying they didnt, which was clearly wrong.
So anyway after all the jibber jabber..

I can no longer have protein shakes, and am trying to cover my protein intake with 5 - 6 pints of milk a day. One pint of milk contains 17g of protein. This is along obivousley with my normal diet. What im asking is, is the protein in milk as sufficent and Whey protein for muscle repair / growth?

Thanks for reading this over long post!
 
The protein in milk is of good quality.

Your liver is leaking protein? You don't mean kidneys? Do you have kidney problems? If so, a lot of people believe a high protein diet can be bad for you. You should really talk to your doctor and have him specify the protein shake thing. Maybe he means a high protein diet in general..
 
You really need to speak to a specialist. Your family doctor will be a generalist. They know a little about everything rather then a little about one or two subjects. Few specialise so most know little about anything you really need to know when your suffering with something.

Ask if you can see someone even if its to ask questions. Let your doctor know your looking online for information (as in you could be getting wrong information: the internet is not always correct and there are many sites filled with incorrect information) and if he could help you wouldn't need to look on so many potentially dangerous websites. Most doctors are willing to help those that show a willingness to learn, make it clear that you want and need more information about your condition and want to remain as healthy as possible.
 
Yes kidneys sorry, i wrote that when i was really tired so there must be a lot of mistakes! Well its not kidney problems as such, its a problem common in diabetics, and extremely easily controlled by the tablets i take (very small dose a day). And he said about protein shakes, he said that i could have as much protein as i wanted from natural foods, which is why i don't see the difference in protein in normal foods and whey? As far as i understand it is natural?

And thanks summer, the person i see is a diabetic specialist, who i see every 3 months as a bit of an overview and he tells me how to control and keep my sugar levels at a safe level. But Ive been referred to see a specialist who was the dietitian for Sir Steve Redgrave, who was also diabetic, so maybe she can shed some light on the matter! :)
 
As Karky mentioned, the protein in milk is safe enough. I'm not well versed in the differences between absorption between natural and powered proteins, but the powder is "optimized" for maximal absorption, and it's likely that the absorptions do differ slightly.

That being said, you're suffering from a pretty severe form of renal failure, and while it's under control now due to the medication, getting a second opinion from another specialist isn't a bad idea. I definitely don't know what to think about your doc saying that you can have as much natural protein as you want but you have to cut out the powdered stuff (then again, I'm not a doctor). If I knew it to be such a cause for concern, I'd regiment my protein intake as stringently as my carb intake.

It could be a matter that the protein powder is such a highly concentrated dose of basic protein, so quickly absorbed by the body, that it could be a direct shock to your nephritic system, whereas natural proteins are typically digested more slowly, meaning a comparable dosage over a longer period of time. I'm kinda pulling that one deep out of my studies in physiology and pathology... and can't say for certain. I'll see if I can dig up any research that might be poignant.
 
Yeah i see what you mean about the absorption rates, thanks :). I mean im happy sticking with milk i was just wondering if it was safe for me to do so, i mean 6 - 7 pints a day is a hella lot, well i thought so lol
hopefully no side effects to natural milk :D
 
Oh yeah, i eat as much other protein as i can, but obivousley it isnt as difficult and as easy to pick up as milk!
 
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