Dumping question...

[UsernameTaken 283]

Hi all,

For those that have experienced dumping, have you noticed what is your limit regarding sugar, carb, fat amount in the food that makes you dump?

I know it's going to be different for each person but trying to understand this more. For example you know you will dump of you will have more than 3 g of sugar on something...

What made you dump before?

Thank you!

Edited April 26, 2016 by UsernameTaken

[Pinkgirl1234 761]

You will dump if you eat too much.I am on a hi Protein low carb diet.You must eliminate anything with sugar as much as possible.

[James Marusek 5,244]

Generally my dumping episodes were the result of eating too much volume of food.< /p>

[UsernameTaken 283]

Yep I understand the whole eliminating sugar thing but for example after op for the creamy Soups and stuff some have more sugar or less or more carbs and less sugar, I know some people have cream of wheat and when I checked the breakdown there was more sugar and carbs so I don't know if that works for some and not others... Weird

[CHM 1,011]

I have dumped 3 times in my 3 post-op months.

The first was from Tomato Soup 2 weeks out. I didn't read the label (which was especially silly since I've ALWAYS been a label reader) and ended up grabbing one with high-fructose corn Syrup as the third ingredient. Surely the crushed saltine I'd added didn't help either. Oops.

The second was from 'tasting' rice as I cooked it, trying to get the seasoning right. I didn't intend to have any with my own dinner, but I didn't want to serve it bland either. It took a few too many adjustments, resulting in more than the one or two tastes I'd intended. That was by far my worst dumping episode. I ended up sleeping on the bathroom floor because I literally did not have the strength or energy to make it directly across the hall to the guest room.

My final dump was from Pasta. Plain, salted, al dente Pasta fresh from the pot has always been a weakness, and I had a weak day. A few too many 'tastes' and here we go again.

I've never dumped from volume, and seem capable of handling reasonable amounts of fat and sugar. My issue seems to be with starches.

[UsernameTaken 283]

I have dumped 3 times in my 3 post-op months.

The first was from Tomato Soup 2 weeks out. I didn't read the label (which was especially silly since I've ALWAYS been a label reader) and ended up grabbing one with high-fructose corn Syrup as the third ingredient. Surely the crushed saltine I'd added didn't help either. Oops.

The second was from 'tasting' rice as I cooked it, trying to get the seasoning right. I didn't intend to have any with my own dinner, but I didn't want to serve it bland either. It took a few too many adjustments, resulting in more than the one or two tastes I'd intended. That was by far my worst dumping episode. I ended up sleeping on the bathroom floor because I literally did not have the strength or energy to make it directly across the hall to the guest room.

My final dump was from Pasta. Plain, salted, al dente Pasta fresh from the pot has always been a weakness, and I had a weak day. A few too many 'tastes' and here we go again.

I've never dumped from volume, and seem capable of handling reasonable amounts of fat and sugar. My issue seems to be with starches.

Thank you so much for posting this, this helps!

[CHM 1,011]

Thank you so much for posting this, this helps!

Then I'm glad I did...

[sallo 56]

I have dumped 3 times in my 3 post-op months.

The first was from Tomato Soup 2 weeks out. I didn't read the label (which was especially silly since I've ALWAYS been a label reader) and ended up grabbing one with high-fructose corn Syrup as the third ingredient. Surely the crushed saltine I'd added didn't help either. Oops.

The second was from 'tasting' rice as I cooked it, trying to get the seasoning right. I didn't intend to have any with my own dinner, but I didn't want to serve it bland either. It took a few too many adjustments, resulting in more than the one or two tastes I'd intended. That was by far my worst dumping episode. I ended up sleeping on the bathroom floor because I literally did not have the strength or energy to make it directly across the hall to the guest room.

My final dump was from Pasta. Plain, salted, al dente Pasta fresh from the pot has always been a weakness, and I had a weak day. A few too many 'tastes' and here we go again.

I've never dumped from volume, and seem capable of handling reasonable amounts of fat and sugar. My issue seems to be with starches.

Yet I have no problem with pasta or rice. It really does vary from person to person

I don't think I have dumped yet, but I did get a really upset tummy when I ate too much chocolate bunny over easter.

[CHM 1,011]

@@sallo

Honestly, I'm glad I dump from rice and Pasta. I was a raging carb addict, and I am convinced that those were by far the worst contributors to my weight gain (especially Pasta - I think I ate it every day). If I could have selected what I dump on, those definitely would have been my choices!

[Zasha069 17]

Thank you for posting this CHMD! It is very helpful for me not to feel like I'm alone. I unfortunately am a little harder to learn.

My surgery was October 2015 and I've lost almost 100 lbs from dumping, constantly being sick and not eating at all. They finally found my gallbladder to be the cause of my continual sickness and took it out in March. I've been "run to the bathroom sick" free since then but still get a little nauseous at least ever other day.

I have paid attention to what seemed to make me sick though and it defiantly is sugars (I've stayed away from starches on my own) and it has definitely helped me from being sick.

My concern is that I can eat something one day and be fine but the same thing the next day will make me sick. I defiantly am not getting in enough Protein and I just don't know how to fix it. I don't have enough energy to make it through the day .... Never mind work out!

Any suggestions?

Thanks again for posting and for listening. Zasha

[lifeofblair 308]

I'm finding out that I'm one of those that doesn't dump. Which is nice but at the same time it isn't haha

[LisaMergs 2,857]

I'm finding out that I'm one of those that doesn't dump. Which is nice but at the same time it isn't haha

Lol. Isn't that the truth!!???

I have yet to dump, but I have avoided sugars completely for FEAR of dumping and quite frankly the couple times I even put a piece of rice or Pasta in my new tummy I felt so restricted it hurt. Not doing THAT again! We live, we try, we learn. That's the name of the game, especially when we progress to a "general" diet.

I've found, oddly enough, that several times since surgery, I've come upon a restriction that won't allow me to even eat mushy foods. I was completely freaked by it and my surgeon had me back off foods for a couple days, revert to liquids, and it cleared up. Happened again the other day, followed his instructions and it again abated.

Use your body and its response as your guide. You really don't want to be eating sugars and heavy starches anyway- Devils foods I tell you!!!!

[lifeofblair 308]

I'm finding out that I'm one of those that doesn't dump. Which is nice but at the same time it isn't haha

Lol. Isn't that the truth!!???

I have yet to dump, but I have avoided sugars completely for FEAR of dumping and quite frankly the couple times I even put a piece of rice or Pasta in my new tummy I felt so restricted it hurt. Not doing THAT again! We live, we try, we learn. That's the name of the game, especially when we progress to a "general" diet.

I've found, oddly enough, that several times since surgery, I've come upon a restriction that won't allow me to even eat mushy foods. I was completely freaked by it and my surgeon had me back off foods for a couple days, revert to liquids, and it cleared up. Happened again the other day, followed his instructions and it again abated.

Use your body and its response as your guide. You really don't want to be eating sugars and heavy starches anyway- Devils foods I tell you!!!!

Yeah, when I eat starches I feel so blah. But it's easy for me to avoid them.

[cat.jackson89 206]

@@sallo

Honestly, I'm glad I dump from rice and Pasta. I was a raging carb addict, and I am convinced that those were by far the worst contributors to my weight gain (especially Pasta - I think I ate it every day). If I could have selected what I dump on, those definitely would have been my choices!

I was soooo addicted to carbs, too! Pasta, potatoes, pasta&potatoes! Everything. I never ate red meat or pasta until 2012, but when I was pregnant, I was always overeating on it all. My weight gain was from pregnancy & post-pregnancy cravings

[Sajijoma 1,324]

I haven't dumped except during the soft food stages when I was ok'd to eat Bariatric vegetarian chili. It was just this side of hell. Not something you want to go looking for. I have kind of poked at that bear a few times like tasting a bite of cake(it was gross btw) and it didn't do anything to me. I've had Pasta Sauce that was over my 4g of sugar limit given to me by my NUT and still no dumping. Not all people dump so you cannot count on that safety net. You have to just go knowing that it "may" be a possibility, but don't go poking for how much you can get away with before it happens. When I recognized my behavior I made changes so I don't go testing to see what I can get away with again. It's not very beneficial in the long haul to be trying to defeat or push the limits of our surgeries.