Breakky dumps! ????????????

[kiwi63 22]

I have the opposite issue!! Sleeved 5/28 and if I don't take a laxative everyday I don't go. Stimulant ones gave me terrible diarrhoea last week so I'm back to the glycerin suppositories. Other than the runs last week I have only been 4 times in 5 weeks. Going to have to talk to gp about it. I'm getting in loads of liquids and taking fibre supplements but still can't go without extra help.

[k8ee 131]

I had the same problem for a few weeks post op. The biggest change that I made was to eat really small amounts for the first few hours of the day. The other meals went well.

Today' date=' I had a major episode, the first nasty one ever. I had a bit of tuna salad that I made with light mayo. About 15 minutes later, I was crampy and had to go. About 10 minutes after that, I felt incredibly ill. Went, sat, emptied. Immediately hot, sweat pouring down my face, hair soaked. I think I even passed out for a few minutes. Woke up, very weak, and drenched. Moved back to the living room and slept for 2 hours. Scary! 4 hours later, I feel great again. I do not want to ever go through that again.[/quote']

Shelley that sounds terrible. I haven't had it that severe thankfully. But I did notice when I had tuna and mayo I got severe cramps and I ended up in the toilet with it coming out both ends! Argh. Scary because this happened at work a couple of times until I figured out what was causing it which was the mayo.

I'm glad you feel better now.

[mistysj 1,939]

PROBIOTIC! My new dietitian started me on one Monday. I noticed a difference the very next day. No BM Tuesday,magically was a miracle in itself. Yesterday a small one soft but not like the last 8 weeks. Today I had a real stool! I got to push and everything. Sorry to be gross but I was tempted to snap a photo!

Try it. Go to the chemist and ask for the probiotic that has the most different strains. Mine has 4. You need to take one pill a day for a month. Go off it and see how you do. You might need a second month and you might need to do this a couple times a year. No need to take it all the time.

By the way she also had me cut back on fat but I'm convinced it was the probiotic. For the fat she said try to stay below 5 grams of fat at a meal, or a single egg (which has like 7 grams). I haven't been able to do it at every meal but still my symptoms are so much better!

[mistysj 1,939]

Maybe I am not 100% yet. A few minutes after I wrote that, I had another "incident". Hopefully they are tapering off though.

[k8ee 131]

I was driving to work yesterday and nearly had an 'incident'! Very scary but luckily made it just in time!!

[GoochMonster 64]

I was under the impression that "dumping" wasn't really a side effect of the sleeve since there's no rerouting of the digestive system. Is that not true?

[mistysj 1,939]

I was under the impression that "dumping" wasn't really a side effect of the sleeve since there's no rerouting of the digestive system. Is that not true?

This was covered earlier in the thread. This is not dumping but diarrhea which can be connected to eating something that doesn't agree with you. Some people get it if they eat a lot of sugar or dairy or fat. "Dumping" is flu-like symptoms that come from I digested food entering the small intestine. We are not dumping, but we are sure dumping something into the toilet!

[k8ee 131]

This was covered earlier in the thread. This is not dumping but diarrhea which can be connected to eating something that doesn't agree with you. Some people get it if they eat a lot of sugar or dairy or fat. "Dumping" is flu-like symptoms that come from I digested food entering the small intestine. We are not dumping' date=' but we are sure dumping something into the toilet![/quote']

I also get it from taking my tablets too early I. The day.

[mistysj 1,939]

I am doing so much better! Haven't had another incident since the last one on the 4th. I've been having normal BMs and not very often. I think it's time to start adding a little Fiber back to my diet. I totally credit the probiotic.

[k8ee 131]

I had my first dumping episode last night. OMG I certainly know what everyone is taking about. I was out for dinner and everything was fine then BANG it hit me like a ton of bricks. I started sweating feeling like I was going to pass out and vomited like I had food poisoning.

I NEVER, EVER WANT TO EXPERIENCE THAT AGAIN!!!! Lesson learnt!

[mistysj 1,939]

That hasn't happened to me. What did you eat that caused it?

I had my first bathroom episode since Tuesday. 5 days is acceptable. Don't ge me wrong, I have had several normal ones in that time. I fly to India this afternoon and I'm a little nervous how the flight will go. I hope I don't have to destroy the bathroom! LOL

[k8ee 131]

It was orange juice. It must of had too much sugar in it. I suppose the lesson is don't order juice when going out for tea!

Good luck on the plane! I don't envy you if it happens!!

Have a great time and be careful with the Indian food.

[mistysj 1,939]

How are you guys doing with this? I'm still having the problems. I've been tested for everything and don't have a bug. The doctor thinks my intestines might just be irritated so he is having me take gastro-stop twice a day and that is helping. The dietitian has me eating oatmeal for Breakfast. I'm taking Metamucil twice a day and still taking a probiotic. The next step is a colonoscopy if it doesn't get better. I hope it's nothing more serious.

[k8ee 131]

How are you guys doing with this? I'm still having the problems. I've been tested for everything and don't have a bug. The doctor thinks my intestines might just be irritated so he is having me take gastro-stop twice a day and that is helping. The dietitian has me eating oatmeal for breakfast. I'm taking Metamucil twice a day and still taking a probiotic. The next step is a colonoscopy if it doesn't get better. I hope it's nothing more serious.

That's no good misty. I'm still experiencing this every now and again but what I have found is my body can't handle Protein until about 3-4hrs after I wake up. This is only occurring when it's not a natural Protein. What I mean by that is its not organic and could be like a sustagen powder drink or an Optifast. But when I eat an egg for example I don't get I'll or have to rush to the toilet for the next few hrs. It seems to be working for me!

[mistysj 1,939]

I wanted to bump this again. I'm still having diarrhea but we have narrowed down the cause. There is something called bile acid diarrhea, which happens if your gallbladder isn't working right and dumps too much bile into your intestines. This can also happen if your gallbladder is removed. Ironically I have my gallbladder, but it is causing (other) problems and I need to have it removed.

The treatment for bile acid diarrhea is a medication called Questran, which binds with the extra bile and makes it inactive. It comes in a powder that you dissolve in half a cup of Water and chug down. It's not the most pleasant thing but it stops the diarrhea in its tracks. It's cheap too because it is a pretty old medication. It is a prescription. There are a few other medications that do the same job but Questran seems to be the most common. This is actually not the primary use of Questran. It is mostly used to lower cholesterol.

So if you have had all the other tests done and still have diarrhea, or if you don't have your gallbladder and you are getting diarrhea, consider this. I have been dealing with this for almost 6 months now and I'm so relieved to have found a solution. It is possible I will be stuck with this forever after I have my gallbladder removed, but it is easy to control with the Questran.