Just Curious...
So today is my 7 week surgiversary and I don't think I've dumped yet...Don't think...But what does happen is if I do eat things that don't agree with me..Like what's on my top five problem foods list, meat, scrambled eggs, etc. it immediately indicates that it will come back up..I head for the bathroom, it does and I feel fine. That's not dumping is it? I get that stuck feeling, it comes up, the stuck feeling goes away and I can even go on to eat other things with no issues.
Thoughts?? It doesn't happen all the time. I'm eating really well, but do have to watch certain thigns. In particular chicken.
Would love any feedback anyone has to offer.
Thanks,
Jody
Gastric dumping syndrome, or rapid gastric emptying, happens when the lower end of the small intestine, the jejunum, fills too quickly with undigested food from the stomach. "Early" dumping begins during or right after a meal. Symptoms of early dumping include nausea, vomiting, bloating, cramping, diarrhea, dizziness and fatigue. "Late" dumping happens 1 to 3 hours after eating. Symptoms of late dumping include weakness, sweating, and dizziness. Many people have both types.
It is speculated that "early" dumping is associated with difficulty digesting fats while "late" dumping is associated with carbohydrates.[citation needed]
Rapid loading of the small intestine with hypertonic stomach contents can lead to rapid entry of water into the intestinal lumen. Osmotic diarrhea, distension of the small bowel (leading to crampy abdominal pain), and hypovolemia can result.
In addition, people with this syndrome often suffer from low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, because the rapid "dumping" of food triggers the pancreas to release excessive amounts of insulin into the bloodstream. This type of hypoglycemia is referred to as "alimentary hypoglycemia".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_dumping_syndrome
Sharyn, RN
RIP, MOM ~ 5/31/1944 - 5/11/2010
RIP, DADDY ~ 9/2/1934 - 1/25/2012
on 11/19/08 11:24 am - Houston, TX
ok what is happening is, you oulet gets blocked, and you spit back up...when you yak,the hole is clear, and you can eat more..
it still happens when I eat too fast...
take smaller bites..and chew chew chew...adn watch the fluids when you eat..
it will spackle that hole over but good...