What happened to me this morning ?

[alyce20 82]

I am 3 weeks post op... Woke up ... Made a Protein Shake ... Have not had one in a while because I entered into soft foods... Been having an egg white for Breakfast ... However I was in a hurry... Made my shake and added a teaspoon of peanut butter... Which my paper said I could have...drank it... About 10 minutes by... I got horrible diarrhea and wanted to throw up... It passed in about an hour... What happened ? It's Sunday but I am going to call my doctor tomorrow. Any ideas? Alyce

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Sounds like dumping syndrome. You may be sensitive to sugar -- and a lot of commercial Peanut Butter has sugar added. Or there may have been something else in your Protein Shake with sugar in it.

You would probably want to check with your medical team (particularly if this happens again), don't accept my internet nonprofessional diagnosis

Dumping syndrome is much more common among gastric bypass patients but it does happen to a small percent of sleeve patients as well.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dumping-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20028034

http://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/dumping-syndrome-with-the-gastric-sleeve.html

[Recycled 2,182]

Funny thing is after surgery, the sleeve develops a mind of it's own. What you might have liked before, may no longer agree with you. So, be prepared for changes. As in unexpected and sometimes uncomfortable or even embarrassing changes. (ie: noises, smells, gas, and as you have experienced.....diarrhea, etc.)

Try to relax and let time get you used to the changes. Some will be temporary and pass......others you will adjust too. If any serious symptoms persist, by all means check with you Doc.

At eight months out, I'm used to most weird things going on with my bod.

So again, try to relax and take note of the changes and adjust accordingly.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Aaaahhh ... the sudden diarrhea.

I'm 34 days post-op, I've had that happen at least twice ... and both times was in the morning not long after a big Protein shake.

Don't worry about it. You're going to experience more than a few strange things before this is over. And most of 'em just happen. And then don't happen anymore.

If it was a reaction to Peanut Butter, don't despair. What your body doesn't tolerate now, it will probably tolerate in a month or two. How it is now is certainly not how it will be in a few months.

One step, one day, one month at a time is my mantra.

[alyce20 82]

Thank you everyone and Ann I think you are right... One day at a time! Just have to relax as I go through this ... You support is so comforting to me since I worry all the time. Alyce

[sherrie1957 27]

I did a dumb thing yesterday, I'm three weeks post surgery decided that I would take all my Vitamins at the same time. I felt really hot and nauseous for about two hours. This is all a learning experience as we go and get used to our new life with a sleeve. I really hate the b-12 vitamins they smell sooooo bad and you belch them for a while. I had never taken b-12 before the surgery, I do like that it gives you energy, it's just the smell ????

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Someone told me (a bazillion years ago) that worrying was like meditating to achieve a bad result.

Instead, you could gather up all your worry energy and spend it differently -- by thinking about how GOOD the future might turn out to be?

It might actually work.

[agirlnamedfrankie 69]

@@alyce20 If you find out it's the Peanut Butter you have a problem with, try PB2. It's a powdered Peanut Butter and works great in shakes.

@@sherrie1957 I take the NatureMade sublingual B-12. It's cherry flavored and actually quite good. Maybe try switching?

[sherrie1957 27]

Thank you for the suggestion, I'll go over to Amazon and see if I can't find them. I even put them in a drawer because they smell through the bottle on my night stand . This has been my worst thing of the surgery

[sherrie1957 27]

Thank you, I got those ordered, I had signed up for auto delivery at the surgeons office, I'm going to have to cancel all the autos except the main Vitamins. I didn't like the chewable Probiotics either. I don't think I used to be this picky, but now some things really bother me. Thanks again for the information