Hot Flashes and diarrhea

[Ouiser 19]

Had my gastric sleeve done on 8/23. First 7 days after op all clear liquid diet. My diet consists of Water and Isopure Protein Drink (clear) and 42g. I am using the Multivitamin patch from the BariatricPal Store (which has Niacin).

I've been experiencing random hot flashes, sweating, and have diarrhea frequently. It comes and goes. I can't imagine this is dumping syndrome since I haven't even moved on to any remotely solid? Is this just my body adjusting? Do I have an infection somewhere?

[FluffyChix 17,409]

Call your doc. To me it sounds like your adrenals are storming cuz your ketones are high-er. I'm pre-op, but that happens to me when I take my diet below 6g of carbs. I get the "meat sweats," flushing, anxiety, bounding pulse, feel the need to take deep breathes. ((hugs)) It helps me to get lots of Water and to space out my meals more and make each meal smaller.

[SippinAintEasy 78]

Try stopping the Isopure. I wasn't using it at first, but then added it and I started experiencing your same symptoms. Once I stopped I felt so much better. Hopefully that's all that's going with you. A call to your surgeon is still probably warranted.

[Ouiser 19]

6 hours ago, SippinAintEasy said:

Try stopping the Isopure. I wasn't using it at first, but then added it and I started experiencing your same symptoms. Once I stopped I felt so much better. Hopefully that's all that's going with you. A call to your surgeon is still probably warranted.

Thank you for your response. That wasn't sitting well with me each time I take a sip. I'm also using a Vitamin patch - so I thought the heat flashes might be related to the Niacin.

[JoyandLight 42]

I'm 8 weeks out, and I've experienced this a few times. I can't nail it down to anything particular--and I, too, know it's not dumping.

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

Niacin makes me turn hot, beet red and itch. But I read that hormones go a little crazy trying to adjust after surgery.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Reactive Hypoglycemia. Some of these fake sweeteners can cause it. When I gave up meat and was existing on Protein Bars and other Protein supplements it happened to me. It was pretty terrible, I thought I was dying 1/2 the time until I figured out what was going on.

Never had that issue with Premier Protein though.