Sometimes I get emails from people who cannot tolerate any maltodextrin at all. They often request that I formulate a completely carb-free version of Absorb Plus. However, as I’ve written in The IBD Remission Diet and this post, it’s extremely difficult to maintain or gain weight if you don’t consume carbohydrates.
If maltodextrin is your issue, perhaps due to histamine intolerance (*click that link to learn how to use DAO to heal histamine issues), then I’m going to give you some food-based options you can use instead. The Easy Digest Shake won’t be elemental, but it will be very easy to digest and typically well-tolerated. But first, here’s the completely carb-free elemental shake recipe:
Carb-Free Elemental Diet Shake
- Whey isolate or Vegan isolate protein – 25 grams
- MultiAbsorb Daily Essential* – 1/4 scoop per shake
- QuikPlus Bone Matrix – 1 tsp
- Udo’s, flax, or MCT oil – 1 tsp – 1 tbsp (according to tolerance)
- 8-12 ounces of water (1-1.5 cups)
– Shake in a blender bottle and drink slowly. Add ice if desired.
*MultiAbsorb Daily Essential contains the exact same minerals, vitamins, and amino acids contained in Absorb Plus.
Now, if you find you can tolerate certain carbohydrates, then it may work better for you to whip up this easily-digested shake, or perhaps alternate this shake with the elemental shake.
Easy Digest Shake
- 1 black-ripened banana (skin is completely black, meaning carbs have been broken down) OR Half or whole avocado (skinned and pit removed)
- QuikPlus Bone Matrix – 1 tsp
- Udo’s, flax, or MCT oil – 1 tsp – 1 tbsp (according to tolerance)
- 12-16 ounces of water (1.5-2 cups)
- Whey isolate or Vegan isolate protein – 25 grams
- MultiAbsorb Immune Booster OR MultiAbsorb Daily Essential* – 1/4 scoop per shake
– Blend the first 4 ingredients together until smooth, then add protein and MultiAbsorb and blend on low speed for 10 seconds. Drink slowly. Add ice if desired.
*MultiAbsorb Daily Essential contains the exact same minerals, vitamins, and amino acids contained in Absorb Plus. Whereas MultiAbsorb Immune Booster contains all of that, plus supplements for gut, eye, endocrine, immune and respiratory health. MA Essential is elemental, MA Immune is not.
If you’re able to tolerate food-based easy digest shakes, then also check out these healing shakes or vegan shake recipes for more options.
Hope that helps!
AND don’t forget the brain-gut axis and that our emotions affect our gut just as much (sometimes more) than the food we consume. Come do a free Lazer Tapping session with me, to experience what’s possible when you work with the mind/body interface.
Jini Patel Thompson is an internationally recognized expert on natural healing for digestive diseases. She healed herself from widespread Crohn’s Disease and has remained drug and surgery-free for over 25 years. Jini has appeared on numerous podcast, TV, and radio shows throughout the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia, giving people hope and vision for how they can heal their Colitis, Crohn’s, Diverticulitis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), using entirely natural methods. Her books on natural healing for digestive diseases have sold worldwide in over 80 countries.
