I am still preop but was wondering what people's limits are for sugar grams. How much are you able to tolerate after gastric bypass? Wondering if it is totally up to the person or there is a general rule. Thanks.

High sugars and fats, like fried food is a no, no with bypass surgery.

The surgeon and nutritionist will tell you that this can cause dumping. Dumping is horrible and lasts hours before you have relief. It can be severe pain, severe diarrhea, gas pain, throwing up. Very unpleasant.

Some will tell you that they have gotten away without this problem but generally speaking I personally would not take the chance.

It's up to you to decide if you are going to follow what the surgeon and nutritionist tell you to do and not to do. Only you can make that decision.

Now you can have natural sugars like from fruit.

Also sugar grams under 10 grams per serving is what you want to look for in choosing foods that contain sugar in their ingredients. This info came from my nutritionist and yours might say differently so go by what they say.

Edited June 16, 201412 yr by Chelly

I'm just wondering what people have found is the most they can tolerate without dumping. A girl I know says she can only tolerate 9 grams of sugar in items where her husband can do 11. Wondering what others have noticed. Thanks. Hope that makes better sense.