AFRAID TO DUMP!

YESTERDAY I ASKED YOU ALL ABOUT EATING RIGHT AFTER RETURNING HOME, YOU ALL GAVE GOOD INFORMATION...THE REASON I ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT THE ST' V'S PROTEIN DRINKS WAS BECAUSE I'VE HEARD OF PEOPLE DUMPING FROM IT....I KNOW EVERYONES POUCH IS DIFFERENT....

I DONT WANT TO DUMP!!!!!! 

I'M SURE I WILL AT SOME POINT, BUT IT SOUNDS SO PAINFUL AND I HATE VOMITING, IT HURTS

Oh sweetie
i still dont wonna dump and sometimes the protein does that to me..
Its really trial and error with everything just take it slow and dont let your mind take over.
I have to be able to get it past my nose.lol not that its big its just if it smells funny i think its gonna taste funny so i got cups with lids..so i cant smell it and that helps..
I dumped on cantelope but tried it yesterday and it was awesome..
It will all be better i promise just take it slow..
good luck

((((IMASWEETHEART)))))  WHAT SIGNALS DO YOU GET WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE SICK??

Wrong end folks! Dumping is ..NOT

When you ...especially early out, it's because you didn't chew it up well enough usually. Many, many times this happens with meat..especially dry meat.

I have yet to hear of anyone actually dumping from meat or protein drinks. Now..they can and do become lactose intollerant...which...that can lead to either  or ..but that is not dumping. Dumping is typically caused by sugar, sugar alcohols, or fat intake (like fried foods).  If you avoid those things as much as possible, you should not have an issue with dumping.

Vomitting on the other hand...now that is pretty common..but it's not the  that comes to a pre-ops mind. The food we bring up has not been in our system long enough to taste horrible the second time around...and once you get the offending piece of food unstuck, you feel fine usually and are able to go back to eating your meal.

Bottom line...do as you are told to do and chew the he** out of your food and you shouldn't have any issues.

Sherri

TAHNK YOU SHERRI...SMOOCHES...

Thank you Sherri for the head's up.  I'm just a pre-op, but know I don't want to dump.  Sounds like if we stick to the post-surgery menus, we should be okay.  ???, if you do dump, how quickly does it come on?  Are folks able to make it to the restroom?  Just curious.    Thanks,
Christina

Christina,

I am almost 4 years post-op. I have never dumped...so it can definately be done! I do believe I could dump though if I did something stupid. Now..I not pointing fingers at anyone so don't no one take offence to this..ok? But...I do think it is a stupid thing to test your limits to see if you'll dump. Some people will eat birthday cakes (and NOT sugar-free ones!!) and then be upset because they don't dump. DO NOT TEST THE LIMITS!!! ALWAYS assume that YOU WILL DUMP! And you will be okay.

That said, accidents DO happen though! One time my sister, mother & I were out shopping & had stopped at a StarBucks. My sister is also a post-op (5 yr now for her). I told her & our mom to go have a seat and I'd get us some latte's. They'd never been to a StarBucks..and hey..I'm the city girl..lol. Anyway, I get our lattes and we all thoroughly enjoy them. A week later, Cindy stops by on her way home from work and gets herself a latte. She enjoys it on the way home. I think she said that it was about 30 minutes later that she found herself in the bathroom !! She ended up running in there the rest of the night. She also felt feverish with it.

So what happened???

Cindy ordered: Large vanilla latte

I ordered for me & Cindy: Lage DECAF latte with SKIM milk and SUGAR-FREE vanilla flavoring

Cindy's was loaded with sugar (flavoring), fat (whole milk), and although it didn't contribute to the dumping, CAFFIENE (which, she was lucky didn't cause her an ulcer!!).

I think most folks do make it to the bathroom in time....it's getting out of there that is the problem. If you go through a dumping episode, you just in general feel like crap for at least a few hours. At most, for the rest of the day. Nope, not worth it to me! I have 4 grandbabies and I haven't touched a single one of their birthday cakes.

But...ask folks at a clothing exchange who the sugar-free queen is! LOL! I DO have my 'sweets'..just fixed the smart way!

Sherri

Sherry
I dumped once on something i was told was sugar free(not) 2 small bites and i felt my heart beating and was hot and flushed...
I now only anything i know for sure is sugar free and avoid fried foods all together.
But the protein drinks keep me near the little girls room alot. ive even tried soy milk.thats why i say trial and error for me.
I avoid the foods that got me in this shape altogether they are not worth it.
But i do think when i had the cantelope episode it was not chewing enough because now im fine with it.
Thanks for making me realize the diffrence. 

FOR ME... Throwing up does not hurt like it did prior to surgery.  I dump because of fat mostly..and I usually don't know my limit what I think will cause it doesnt and what I know wont sometimes does...

I am with Sherri... The reason the shakes might make you throw up is drinking them to fast and filling your pouch to fast.. That is why we always say sip sip sip to newbies..

These questions you are asking are FANTASTIC!! I wish more would ask sooner than later...

Linda Kay