# Good to bad new experience

**URL:** <https://discourse.huel.com/t/good-to-bad-new-experience/13902>\
**Category:** Experiences\
**Created:** [August 12, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/good-to-bad-new-experience/13902 "2026-08-12T20:39:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Santino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Santino](https://discourse.huel.com/u/Santino)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/good-to-bad-new-experience/13902/1 "2026-08-12T20:39:50Z")

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Greetings… I’m new to Huel. I started with the Black variety box and had a great experience. All of the flavors were pretty good. After two weeks trying those, I ordered two bags and started those this week. The experience got bad fast. On these bags, about 2 hours after drinking I get bad cramps, bloating. etc. Very similar experience to when I consume lactose or casein, which is why I was hoping Huel would work, using vegetable protein instead of whey or casein.

Is it possible my variety box was an older formula? I didn’t save any of packets, so no idea what the ingredients list was. I noticed on the most recent formula change that coconut milk powder was added. This ingredient is known to sometimes contain casein as a filler and can trigger intolerance. Anyone else with high lactose intolerance have issues?

Thanks.