So I am aware that sugars and high carbs can cause dumping syndrome but what things cause anyone issues? For instance on a whim last night I tried about 6 small bites of mashed potatoes and some carrots. I do not believe the carrots were the issue but I suspect it was the mash potatoes. They werent thick but when I ate them I felt like I took a punch to the gut so I stopped eating them. I am 2 weeks post op. Maybe it was too soon for mash potatoes??

I did try scrambled eggs today with shredded cheddar cheese and I didnt have a problem with them I only had 1 egg.

Interested to see what foods cause ppl problems and what they felt like when they had a bad reaction to something

I had mashed potatoes about a week after my surgery without issue. Mashed potatoes are on my list for the purred stage

Isnt that weird how some things affect some but not others. Have you had anything yet that caused you issues?

19 minutes ago, Crisscat said:

Isnt that weird how some things affect some but not others. Have you had anything yet that caused you issues?

Not a single thing i have eaten has caused me issues yet. Some of the stuff i have eaten are. Salmon, trout, tuna, crab legs, imitation crab, shrimp, chicken, onions, butter cookies (Just 1 or 2), eggs, cheese, turkey sausage, olive oil, chili.

Was it dumping, the foamies or just your restriction? Dumping makes you feel physically sick & you may vomit or have diarrhoea, cold sweats, heart palpitations, etc. takes time (often hours) to recover. The foamies feels like something is stuck, you produce excess salvia & you may regurgitate a thick foamy saliva & often whatever you ate that was ‘stuck’. I also sometime have a barking cough as if trying to shift the obstruction. It passes quickly. Your restriction is a heaviness or tightness across your upper chest. I find myself thumping my chest as if to relieve & open it up again. It can take longer to pass than the foamies but not hours like dumping.

The first time I had the foamies was with a mushy carrot but potato sits heavily in my tummy - like groan heavy, eaten way too much heavy & after only a bite or two. Still does & I’m three years out. (Bread & pasta is the same for me.) It’s all part of how we are different.

At the beginning your tummy can be sensitive & fussy. Eat something today no issue. Eat it tomorrow & your tummy is no way. But two days later all is fine again. I called mine a petulant, tantrum throwing 2 yr old.

Edited May 17, 20224 yr by Arabesque

48 minutes ago, Arabesque said:

Was it dumping, the foamies or just your restriction? Dumping makes you feel physically sick & you may vomit or have diarrhoea, cold sweats, heart palpitations, etc. takes time (often hours) to recover. The foamies feels like something is stuck, you produce excess salvia & you may regurgitate a thick foamy saliva & often whatever you ate that was ‘stuck’

Wow! I hope to never experience any of that lol but Im sure its down the road at some point

5 hours ago, liveaboard15 said:

Not a single thing i have eaten has caused me issues yet. Some of the stuff i have eaten are. Salmon, trout, tuna, crab legs, imitation crab, shrimp, chicken, onions, butter Cookies (Just 1 or 2), eggs, cheese, turkey sausage, olive oil, chili.

Yep, Im in awe of all the things you eat so quickly after surgery lol ?

that wasn't dumping - but yes, early on it's common to have food intolerances which eventually go away. Or your stomach just isn't ready for certain things - but again, temporary.

Edited May 17, 20224 yr by catwoman7

10 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Was it dumping, the foamies or just your restriction? Dumping makes you feel physically sick & you may vomit or have diarrhoea, cold sweats, heart palpitations, etc. takes time (often hours) to recover. The foamies feels like something is stuck, you produce excess salvia & you may regurgitate a thick foamy saliva & often whatever you ate that was ‘stuck’. I also sometime have a barking cough as if trying to shift the obstruction. It passes quickly. Your restriction is a heaviness or tightness across your upper chest. I find myself thumping my chest as if to relieve & open it up again. It can take longer to pass than the foamies but not hours like dumping.

The first time I had the foamies was with a mushy carrot but potato sits heavily in my tummy - like groan heavy, eaten way too much heavy & after only a bite or two. Still does & I’m three years out. (Bread & Pasta is the same for me.) It’s all part of how we are different.

At the beginning your tummy can be sensitive & fussy. Eat something today no issue. Eat it tomorrow & your tummy is no way. But two days later all is fine again. I called mine a petulant, tantrum throwing 2 yr old.

I thought I may have been the only one that imagines a petulant, tantrum throwing child. My "child" is more of a baby, who sleeps (when things are going well), then can be that baby who is about to wake up in a bad mood, twisting and turning and frowning (usually if I have eaten a little too much) then once in a while, the devil personified....