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, 201610 yr by UsernameTaken

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.

I had my first experience of dumping 2 days ago.

It was the worst pain and discomfort i have EVER experienced in my life!!!

Im only 10 days post bypass op.

I think it was because i accidentally became dehydrated (a 1 hour doc appointment turned into 3 and i didnt ask for water)

Later that evening i was celebrating my husbands birthday and had 1 scoop of vanilla icecream. BIG mistake!!

The ice cream into a dehydrated intestine.....

Within 30 mins i was writhing in agony, sweating, shivering...just wanted to die!

So if thats dumping i dont ever want to go there again...ever!

I had had 1 scoop of ice cream before, as i had become hypoglycemic and my surgeon said i needed to increase a bit of sugar intake. No problems then. So i think it was in combination with dehydration.

Does anyone have any tips on how they get through terrible episode of dumping if it happens???

I was just unable to do anything to help myself.

It scared me to death. I dont have any appetite now because im so afraid of feeling that again. I can only bring myself to drink weak cordial because i know i can tolerate that.

I have been asking myself what have i done?

But i know I'll get past it.

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If a dumping episode is from too much sugar, and within 30 minutes it may be caused by hypoglycemia. Diluted fruit juice is supposed to help. The other kind though I think you just need to get through it. It sounds awful. I hope I never experience it.

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