Your experience eating sugar after bypass

[MozzaWehsha 58]

I finally have my surgery date and it is unique 29/2 leap day a day of possibilities.

Anyways, a friend told me that he passed out when he ate sugar 3 months after his surgery. and that he can't eat sugar at all.

Is this common? my Dr. didn't mention this to me.

[Cervidae 2,389]

passing out isn't exactly normal, he must have had WAY more sugar than is healthy or normal, or has some kind of other health issue. Gastric bypass does cause dumping if you eat too much sugar, and "too much" could be a different amount for every person. My nut's rule is 5 grams or less per serving. When I eat something with five grams of sugar, I don't dump but I do feel sort of nauseous and gross. You're going to need to keep your sugar amounts as low as possible, regardless. Not only will it cause dumping but it's all around unhealthy for you, physically and mentally. As I'm sure you know.

[goblue9280 481]

Haven't had too many sugar cravings... but I was never a big sugar eater. The other day I had my first sugar food post-op, it was a small sugar cookie my kids baked, and it caused me zero issues. I do get "sugar" from other clean sources (e.g. fruit, veggies, some grains) and none have caused me to ever dump.

[sharkgirl 251]

I can eat sugar in small amounts with no issues, but high fat is not tolerable.

[kjnrose 2]

I do better on tiny bits of sugar than I do on the fake stuff. I do have issues with fruit juice though, especially orange juice. I've never passed out, just feel tired.

[James Marusek 5,244]

I am 33 months post-op from RNY gastric bypass surgery. After surgery, the part of your stomach that process fats and sugars has been cut away and your stomach no longer processes these. They pass into your intestines and if you consume too much of these it will leads to dumping syndrome. But after about a year, your intestines begin to take up the slack and learn how to process fats and sugars.

I had Type 2 Diabetes prior to surgery and took 2 types of diabetic medicine to control my high blood sugar levels. When I left the hospital 2 days after surgery, my diabetes went into remission and stayed there. But I became resolved to never let diabetes return. Thus I control my sugar intake like a hawk.

One of the conditions that occur to some RNY patients is that they develop low blood sugar. This is despite the fact that they never had diabetes prior to surgery. This condition is called reactive hypoglycemia. This link will help you understand this condition.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expert-answers/reactive-hypoglycemia/faq-20057778

[terrydumont46 1,954]

Although I have not eaten a lot of sugar in the sugar I have eaten I've tolerated well but if I eat high carbohydrates such as Pasta I get violently ill. I also stay away from fried foods as they make me feel ill. The feeling is extreme nausea and sweaty and my mouth gets full of spit.

[tappingmom 85]

I ate a Power Crunch bar yesterday thinking I'd be ok with 5 grams of sugar. Nope! I didn't pass out, but I certainly had the nausea, heart racing, sweaty, crappy feeling. Passing out may be extreme, but I wouldn't say it's impossible given how crappy I felt.

[Spiceyfrog 269]

I was unable to eat any type of sugar for the first 4-6 months, next week I will be 8 months post op and I can eat pretty much anything in small portions. Well, let's just say I can eat a sugar cookie with frosting without any trouble. Of course I don't do it on a regular basis, but learned at Christmas that I could if I wanted to.

[Djmohr 6,965]

I can eat both sugar and fat in small amounts with no problem. I have not heard of passing out from too much sugar, I have had episodes of reactive hypoglycemia and that can cause some serious symptoms.

[TristanNicole 169]

I've yet to experience dumping... or, atleast i dont think i have. I have had sugar and the really sugary stuff (I had a bite of cake ) makes me feel uncomfortable and basically gives me a "belly ache".

[catwoman7 10,955]

like other posters, I can also tolerate small amounts of sugar - like a small cookie or a bite or two of cake. I ate about half a piece of cake once and never again - I felt really gross afterward.

[SHOTzY* 114]

At all the nutritionist appts and the PCP appts, I was continually told to keep away from sugar and to keep my carbs down to a certain level. Each nutrition I had to attend (with a group of others) there was a section devoted to education about sugar, insulin resistance, carbohydrates and glucose conversion. They seemed pretty determined to steer us away from most sugar and confections.

I know i don't want to ever regain weight if I can help it. But I want to be realistic too. I really don't know if "just one bite" would be bad and make me start to want sugar. Those are called "Trigger Foods" at my clinic.