DUMPING...

Catalina Dressing...

Made a taco salad, sans lettuce (not allowed lettuce till end of July by my surgeon lol)...with catalina dressing... ate it a couple times last wk, I was fine. I think I must have put a little too much tonight...immediately after the last bite, stomach ache...

then it began...

intense cramping...sweating...shaking...and finally it ALL came flooding out (tmi lol)... I was literally praying out loud for God to make it stop bcuz I felt so horrible... My son was asking me for something to drink and I am in the bathroom almost in tears saying "Mommy is sick, just a minute" and it went on for about 10 mins....

Feeling a little better now but oh em gee....DUMPING is the worst.This is only the second time I've dumped and it's definitely not something I want to happen again, ever. I REALLY have to watch the sugar in everything, I can tolerate VERY VERY little. Natural sugars, like in fresh fruit, are not a problem at all... but any of the -oses...sucralose, lactose, fructose... NO BUENO. I can tell you that i won't be eating catalina dressing for a long long long time...

Oh nooo...that sounds horrible!!!!  I haven't had any issues like that yet.  I have a couple of "stuck" stype things and I had to relieve myself by bringing it up.  Not much fun, but not as bad as what you describe. 

I am dying for some salad - WITH lettuce and the works!!!!!  I really think I could handle it now - but guess I will be a good girl and wait.

I got cleared for salad at week seven.  I had some the other day.  I had one cup.  I cut it up real good before eating, had two tablespoons of Marie's Yogurt Dressing (Blue Cheese) and no problems for me!  Now, granted all I had was the bagged salad and dressing...no croutons, eggs, bacon bits, garbanzos, cucumbers.....all my favorites from my old salad days.  LOL

I haven't really had a full blown dumping episode, but I have had the foamies and the stomach pain...I wanted to die!

Hope you feel better!

that sounds horrible, i have not yet had any duping yet but i also watch sugar like a hawk and the nice thing is i don't miss it at least right now, cheese burgers and pizza on the other hand i miss however going in to this week i finally feel like i can eat regular food again i made a menu for the week that both my hubby and i are eating the same things different amounts but the same thing yesterday we had quesidillas and black bean salad so easy and so yummy if you have not tried the la tortilla factory tortillas i recommend them for the small size it has 50 cal and like 5 grams of protein and it went down really good i just made sure to get it nice and crispy as per my Dr orders that all bread products be toasted. ok that was quite a long  sorry.

Oh boy, that sounds awful, I havent had it happen yet..hope you are feeling better...

Jules

That sounds horrible!!!! I'm glad your are feeling better. I haven't had any episodes of dumping other than once I did eat something that I didn't expect to have alot of sugar in it and it had ALOT after I looked up the nutrition info online after I ingested it I got really sleepy and nauseated that was about it (but I was sleepy anyways from being at a water park all day so hard telling) Had nothing stuck and actually I need to be careful because I can swollow too much food at once without any reprocussions and drink huge drinks at times (although I try not to I find myself doing it from time to time)

I know exactly what you are talking about. I have been on the floor in the bathroom praying for mercy. Dumping is the worst sick feeling I have ever had. Once I dumped and kept bringing up foam.

My pouch is very picky and sensitive. Shakes are the way I get most of my protein in.  I had 1/2 of a boca burger today and I had one of what I call a naked nap. When I dump or get the stuck feeling I get very flushed and hot. I go to bed and before you know it Ihave taken all my clothes off. I absolutely can not stand any clothes with waist bands when I am sick . Even the slightest pressure sucks.

I am the same way with sugar. It takes forever to shop. If a food has almost no sugar it is loaded in fat and if a food is low in fat then it is loaded with sugar. If something has too much sugar I have instant diarrhea for hours.

Today is not a good pouch day. I can't seem to not be sick more than 4 days a week.

Crazy Thing0  I have been eating lettuce (especially spring mix) in salads and it has gone very well.  I chew well also.  Nuts (walnuts, almonds and pecans) have been exceptionally easier than I thought.  Again, chew well.  I am so nervous about bread, i have avoided it 100%.  I made the mistake of eating a few slices of deli ham the other evening, I was not able to hold it down regardless of how I chewed it.

Tomato salad with balsamic has been super.  I have not had a tortilla or tortilla chip since surgery either.  I am too nervous still about that.   Eggplant parmesan has been good also.  Small bites has been very tolerable.  

I too, am unable to eat any sugar.  Only natural fruit.    :)  Good luck to all!

Actually, I'm having my 3rd dumping episode today, and it serves me right! I thought since I'm doing so well, I'd cheat. Never again!!!!!

( Iced Mocha Latte, although I thought using skim milk might help take the bad away.) This was so stupid!( Mocha & Caffeine & a straw, too). It hit me just as I was leaving work after the overnight shift
and it was the worst I've had. I thought I saw someone here said that around 4 - 5 months, which I am, dumping could happen even if you hadn't had any problems so far.

So back to the business of being good. I have lost 63 pounds and 2-3 sizes so far, and I weigh less than I have weighed in 35 years.

So, if anyone wants to consider not following the rules, believe me, the consequence is really awful!