Daily Post--1/27/08

Early out i dumped on on lots of things but now its just sugar .. so i just try to avoid it. Lot of carbs at once will also do it to me .. i couldn't resist regular mac and cheese a while back and it hit me like a tun of bricks. never again!

I'm fortunate (or unfortunate, depending on how you look at it, I guess) that I don't seem to have an issue with any foods. However, occasionally, I will eat something that must either have too much fat or sugar and I feel awful. My stomach feels icky and I actually feel lethargic and need to lie down. I take these events as learning experiences and remember to stay away from those foods in the future.

I have no experience wtih this in any way yet...too soon in the game for me..but I read thru the posts so far and found that beneificial so I know what to look for should something like this occur to me at some point.

I can eat most anything now, in moderation. When I dump its bad. I have dumped from one sip of RC cola to take a pill, I have dumped from no sugar added cereal, and from carmel corn.. that was a doosey. I try to avoid things that I know will make me dump, if I really want something I take two bites and savor them, so I can avoid dumping.

I'm one of the lucky or unlucky ones depending on how you look at it.I can eat just about anything.The only thing that really bothers me is real spicy food,but I couldn't eat them before surgery either.There are certain food I just don't eat,like fried foods or very many sweets.I try to limit my carbs,and of course the amount I can eat at one time is limited. Patti

I have not had any problems lately, but I think I dumped on salmon early out. I needed to jump-start my protein intake and thought that would be a good choice! HA! I was sooo sick.

I'm always amazed when people say "I'm one of the lucky ones who don't dump on anything . . ."! I do know how they mean it, but I consider myself VERY UNLUCKY that I don't dump on the "bad" things, whether sugary or fat. Mind you, I would not want to be one of the unfortunate ones who have problems with lots of normal foods in addition to the bad ones, but I would LOVE to have the "advantage" of dumping on inappropriate choices I make! At 3 1/2 yrs. out, I do still have to make sure I eat chicken & fish slowly enough and chew very well. Otherwise, I get a yuck feeling--just a heavy, uncomfortable feeling and a little of the "foamy mouth" and a runny nose! Absolutely the only thing that has made me feel really sick to the point that I had to go to bed is the really high-fat specialty ice cream. It's only happened twice, mainly because I'm not normally a big ice cream eater & have only indulged those couple times. The effect it had on me both times really surprised me because I've certainly eaten plenty of other high-fat and/or high sugar treats with (unfortunately) no problems.

If I eat pork, beef or most chicken, I get about three bites, maybe not even three, and then it feels like it's stuck between my throat and my pouch. Very painful and unpleasant and takes hours to go away. It doesn't matter how they are cooked, these are foods I stay away from for now.

Ate salad (which was approved) and it made me feel sick but I was not actually ill. Tomato or any raw veggie or fruit makes me vomit. Aldente veggies also make me ill. Cooked veggies - cooked till mushy are fine.

Luckily I don't dump thanks to the DS. But when I take that one bite too many of anything, I just feel crappy for 10-15 minutes. Cheers!