Has any had dumping and and how long did it take before u were able to return to work and does it take longer to heal?

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Dumping sucks honestly. It can last until you get the food out of your system or it can last the entire day. It felt like I was getting my period (I have endometriosis). I get all the symptoms so I just get rid of it and then sleep.

The healing process depends on your body. I stayed out of work for 10 days as my job is highly stressful and demands a lot of attention and energy. However, I was energetic when I went back.

For me it only lasts as long as it takes to spit it up. I went back to work after 10 days but could have after maybe 5. Was grateful to have a few more days just to get the eating Rhythm down


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SW 236- December 20, 2017
CW 197
GW 160

Hmmmm I have not had dumping syndrome yet. I am not three months out yet though and have stayed far away from sugary sweets and high fat foods. I’m scared still I guess to try something that may cause it, or that may reinforce my past bad eating habits.

Dumping syndrome is a bit like a learning experience. Once you have an episode, you never want to repeat the process. There are pre-triggers before you reach full dumping. They can be things like hiccups, sneezing, food will suddenly taste horrible in an instant, mucous. When you hit a pre-trigger, you just stop eating - not one more bit. Otherwise, you will be miserable for around 4 hours. The best way to relieve this situation is to go to the bathroom and force yourself to vomit up your food and empty your stomach. It is also important to not eat for two hours before bedtime. Because when you have dumping at night, you will not be able to sleep. The horizontal position just aggravates the problem. So I generally sit by the TV for a few hours until it passes.

I would like to have the gastric bypass but this scares me

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Relle2190 I'm sure if you watch your P&Ws you will not have,to be so concerned. Sure it happens but not that often. There are a lot of people just going along fine.

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Relle2190... if you follow what we are supposed to or doesn’t happen . Don’t let that stop making this decision— it’s amazingly life changing


HW 242
SW 236- December 20, 2017
CW 196
GW#1- 199
GW#2- 175
5’6”