I can not use aspartame or many of the artificial sweetners. Is the reason not to have sugar just because of the calories?

Yes and it causes dumping in some people. Personally I use sugar just a lot less and avoid artificial sugars. Why get healthy to put that crap in your body.

Edited August 16, 201412 yr by Kissifur

What is dumping?

What is dumping?

Dumping Syndrome – Few people who have vertical sleeve gastrectomy experience "dumping syndrome" after eating sweet, sugary, or fatty foods. Symptoms of dumping syndrome include gas, cramping, diarrhea, and sweating. Usually sugars are digested slowly in the stomach and are passed into the small intestine. Because your stomach is bypassed the sugars are instead being flushed rapidly into the small intestine, causing the symptoms of dumping syndrome. Although dumping syndrome is unpleasant, it is not dangerous and usually goes away in about one hour.

For me dumping is limited to rapid heart beat only.

http://www.mmc.org/mmc_bariatric.cfm?id=8741

Edited August 16, 201412 yr by Kissifur

Wow, now that's not somehting I wish to experience! I guess it's bring on the aspartame, a vicious poison in it's own, but less agrivating to the stomach. Thanks for the info!

Edited August 17, 201412 yr by Cody's mom

Wow, now that's not somehting I wish to experience! I guess it's bring on the aspartame, a visious poison in it's own, but less agrivating to the stomach. Thanks for the info!

I try to stay away from sugar for the calories because it doesn't cause dumping which can be just as hard when you can eat everything. However only twice I had rapid heart beat from Peanut Butter.

Edited August 17, 201412 yr by Kissifur

Why not ask your NUT? You shouldn't feel forced to eat something you are allergic to.

I don't really have a NUT, I'm going to Mexico so there's really no pre-op work done.

If your NUT was like mine they won't accept that you can't do artificial sweeteners, even after telling her that my urologist said NO. The six months I was required to see her I only lost four pounds due to the stress she was putting me under.

I don't have a NUT. I can drink it, I just hate the taste and it gives me horrible headaches, as well it's probably one of the most unhealthy things you can put in your body. But I will drink it as long as I have to, then will switch back to a healthier sweetner, even sugar is much healthier. I think having to ingest aspartime is going to be the hardest part of this entire process.

I don't have a NUT. I can drink it, I just hate the taste and it gives me horrible headaches, as well it's probably one of the most unhealthy things you can put in your body. But I will drink it as long as I have to, then will switch back to a healthier sweetner, even sugar is much healthier. I think having to ingest aspartime is going to be the hardest part of this entire process.

Are you able to tolerate truvia or stevia? I cant have artificial sweeteners either so I made my own jello, pudding, and Popsicles using truvia. For protein I use jay Robb protein powder.

I've tried them, I can still taste the weird taste, but it's something I might have to try. I work in remote locations away from home so it's going to be tough to make my own anything, but where there's a will there's a way! (there's got to be a way). Where did you get the Jay Robb powder from?

I've tried them, I can still taste the weird taste, but it's something I might have to try. I work in remote locations away from home so it's going to be tough to make my own anything, but where there's a will there's a way! (there's got to be a way). Where did you get the Jay Robb powder from?

I ordered Jay Robb directly from their website but I have also seen the vanilla and chocolate flavors at GNC.