Dumping Syndrome

[LivDee 12]

What has your experience been with dumping syndrome? What we’re your triggers? Was it all vomit or was it diarrhea also? How soon after eating something has it occurred?

[catwoman7 10,856]

it happens when you eat too much sugar or fat in one sitting (usually it's sugar - but some people dump on fat). It moves pretty quickly into your small intestine, and your intestines go into overdrive trying to deal with it. Most common symptoms are dizziness, heart palpitations, sweating or chills, diarrhea (vomiting can happen, but not as common). From what I understand, it can go on for a couple of hours.. It happens to about 30% of bypass patients (I've never dumped, and I don't know too many people who have). It's not very common in sleevers, but it's not unheard of. Not sure how long it takes to occur after eating - probably fairly soon, since bypassers' food goes into the small intestine fairly quickly since our pyloric valve has been bypassed.

[ksgypsy 51]

I've only experienced what I've read described as dumping one time. I was shaky, sweating, vomiting & couldn't leave the toilet for about 30 minutes. It's been a year and I don't remember what triggered it but seems it happened within 20 minutes of eating. It wasn't fun. Personally I can eat sweets (in moderation) fine but not fried food. The fried food doesn't make me 'dump' but I do vomit. An unusual thing that's happened with me is that I can no longer eat meat or fowl without feeling sick. You find out pretty quickly what foods you can eat and tolerate well. Eating too quickly will definitely cause issues.

Odd note about vomiting: There's no aftertaste for me and everyone that I've asked that has had an RNY. No idea if it's the same for sleevers.

Best of luck!!

[The Greater Fool 1,950]

I dump on sugars and fats.

There is early and late dumping. It isn't just a WLS thing as non-ops can dump. Gastric Bypass just makes it easier in many cases.

Early dumping usually hits 20-30 minutes after eating. After 20-30 minutes if there is still food in reach there can be vomiting but generally it's just dry heaving with nothing coming up. There is also sweating profusely, weakness, diarrhea, and rapid heart rate, sometimes a headache.

Late dumping happens an hour or three later with similar symptoms except for dry heaves. Usually I just start sweating and the other symptoms, if they occur, seem much milder.

Dumping is a great educator as it's not something I wanted to repeat so I learned quickly to avoid certain foods.

19 years out from surgery I know what foods in what quantities generally make me dump. But if I am tired, stressed, med conflicts, or a myriad of other situations my dumping threshold could move and I get surprised. At this point it's just something I take as part of the joy of being me.

Good luck,

Tek

[Lala1010 0]

I had a bit too much hummus I think it was week 3 at the beginning of the soft foods stage and didn't vomit but had all the other symptoms within like 20-30 mins. Havent had it with anything else thankfully [emoji3478]. I'm only 7 weeks now but i haven't had any hummus since then but have been okay with avocado, cheese and mayo [emoji2368]

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[TerryCieniewicz 6]

Mine has been tons of gas and diarrhea. Its miserable.