Update: I will probably be losing my Lap Band

If you actually read what I wrote, I did not say that the band causes dumping.  I said that I experience, along with some other people I know personally, a type of dumping.  I said it is related to eating crap after following a healthy diet.  This "dumping" or what ever you would like to call it, to me, is an indirect result of having the lapband.  It occurs when one eats crap after eating healthy for a long period of time and if I didn't have my band I would not have been eating healthy and it wouldn't be an issue.  People with no wls experience the same thing when they are eating clean and healthy and then poison their bodies with sugar and flour.

I did my research very diligently before my surgery and I continue to do research.  I do not put much faith in small sample studies.  They are too easy to manipulate.  I have talked to various health care professionals, traditional and alternative, and they are all on the same page.

Sorry you are experiencing issues with your band, but please don't use this as an excuse to spread misinformation.  You're entitled to your own opinion but not your own set of facts.

Wendy

Wendy...again.. I don’t really understand why I am even responding to your nonsense, you just said yourself that you can experience dumping with no weight loss surgery, and it’s actually an illness call hypoglycemia…..

The lap band has repeatedly been advertised for years of no dumping…and it’s one of its main selling points of no dumping syndrome.  Don’t argue with me, argue with the National Institute of Health and  Health Care professionals they document real problems with weight loss surgery……

I can also say that the lap band causes me to have diarrhea daily until I am blue in the face…but I am positive….it will never get pass this board as a potential side effect with the National Institute of Health…because it’s not, …but constipation IS a well-known side effect of the lap band because it has been proven, because of how little food everyone consume after banding causes constipation..…..

If more than 40 percent of patients complain about side effects from a particular weight loss then it becomes an issue and then it becomes a known side effect, but until that changes…the lap band does not cause dumping syndrome.

Regarding mis-information...you need to voice your concerns with the NIH and Health Care Professionals who document this stuff and not me.

Gee, I don't know why you're bothering to respond either since you obviously are not listening to what I am saying.  As long as you are focused on your agenda and what you want to say, you won't hear what I'm saying.

For me, it is an indirect result of having the lapband becuase if I did not have my band I would not have been eating healthy and therefore would not have become intolerant to sugar, wheat and other garbage.  Obviously, if I had the lapband and continued to eat crap, I would not have this issue.  The moral of the story is, if you have this issue, don't eat crap and just because you have a lapband don't think that you'll never have an episode like this.

I have never blamed this on my band, nor have I reported it to anyone.  I've mentioned it to my care team and they explained why it can happen.  Personally, I'm fine with the idea of knowing that my body will react poorly if I eat crap.  On those occassions where I've been tempted to stray, it's an added incentive not to.

I'm very happy with my band and I would do it again in a heartbeat.  I know some people have problems which is unfortunate.  It's like everything else, nothing works 100% of the time for 100% of the people.

Good luck with the hernia surgery.  I'm sure it's not something you're looking forward to.  I hope they can work the band they way you would like.

Wendy

 Dumping Syndrome=Reactive Hypoglycemia and can occur without WLS.  Therefore no matter what type of WLS you have, you CAN dump, IF you have a predilection to dumping syndrome, your WLS can be the trigger that sends you down that path.
That said, most WLS pts don't dump, regardless of their surgery.  30% of RNY pts dump, representing the highest %.   Don't base your decision on dumping, more than likely it won't be a problem for you.
Btw, I dump on too many refined carbs, always have.  Pre band and post band.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dumping-syndrome/DS00715/DS ECTION=symptoms

Well said Stephanie.  Plan and easy to understand!  Also shows what is being said above is correct.