Hi all, I am still struggling with dumping syndrome side effects. I was sleeved Feb 2018, and have lost 78lbs which I am happy with. I have 20lbs until target weight. So all going well with the weight loss.

Once I started back on the diet, following high protein, low carb, low sugar.. My new stomach has struggled. I have daily episodes of diarrhoea (maybe up to 7 or 8 times), heaps of gas and flatulence. I can still only eat maybe 4 or 5 tablespoons of food.

But what I'm just exhausted with is 14 months of dumping syndrome. Now everything I read and researched says it doesn't happen to sleeve patients, but can be an issue for gastric bypass patients.

At least once a day, about 10 to 15 minutes after eating (protein seems to trigger it), I become hot, sweaty, nauseous and suffer incredible fatigue. I could lay right under the dining table and sleep. I get light-headed,and my heart races. To be honest, I feel awful. And I cannot swallow another thing.

I chew my food very slowly, I don't drink with meals, and I am so sick of it. My husband has termed it the bariatric "ice-cream headache". You know, when you think your head is going to blow off because of freezing ice cream.. And then it goes away within 10 minutes or so?

After suffering with an episode for about 20-30 minutes, it then resolves back to completely normal. The diarrhoea is frequent and sporadic and is exhausting. Especially trying to keep up the water intake. I would go back and see my surgeon except he retired. (Kind of... There are multiple charges of medical negligence and complaints about him, so he had had to cease working. I dodged a bullet right there!)

Is it even a tiny bit possible that he did a bypass rather than a sleeve on me? Are the symptoms I am suffering not associated with a sleeve with anyone else?

I just don't really know what to do. I keep thinking it will resolve but 14 months later it is as bad as it was in the first month.

This is Reactive Hypoglycemia. I have the same experience as well with the same symptoms you have experienced. I have been dealing with this since the 18mo mark from my Sleeve surgery. I'm at the 5 yr mark and still experience it. Do some reading on this. I also spoke with the Diabetic Dietician about this as she was well versed on this issue. The solution is to eat 15 grams of carbohydrate that is easily digested and your symptoms will subside. After that, follow with protein. I now carry the glucose tablets with me just in case. Sometimes I feel like it comes out of no where now that I'm better at navigating this. Good luck, it can be very frustrating.