My Hubby and I are going in for consult to have a GBP. He and I have made a list of questions for the doctor, that we meet up with in a couple days. This Dumping topic is a huge question. Ok, dumping happens from the body not being able to process sugars and excess fat. Does this dumping happen in the beginning, shortly after surgery, for a little while, for the 1st year or so? or, does this happen for the rest of our life? Does this mean that we can no longer ever have a spoon of ice cream and a bite of cake, ever?

So many questions. I also have a question about BM's. I read that some people get diarrhea, is it controllable? Can the Diarrhea be uncontrollable, happens for no reason with no time to wait type thing?

I don't know for sure but I'm pretty certain that dumping is a lifetime issue. However there are people on this forum who state that they don't seem to get dumping at all.. everyone is different.
That said, a regular size bite of cake probably wouldn't cause dumping Once you start having pieces of cake, then it becomes an issue. Personally I'd rather have dumping to keep me honest and on track.

I think if a person is being very good, and they are at a gathering where everyone is being served cake. Taking a small bite should suffice. I am not a sweets eater, so 1 bite would not lead to more. My weakness is salty/spicy/crunchy stuff. So would something so small cause that drastic dumping thing? Will artificially sweetened things cause the dumping, like a Choc. Protein Shake?