What gives you dumping syndrome?

What gives you dumping syndrome?  For me, I have had a really bad problem with potatoes.  No matter how they are cooked.  After I eat some, I will get the hic-ups, and they will progressively get worse until I puke.  So, i decided that I wouldnt eat any potatoes for a while.  Now, last night, I had some steamed carrots for the first time, and they made me DUMP.  I am not going to try them again.  They are omited from my diet.  I havend had this problem with any other foods. Kevin Hodges

What gives me dumping syndrome?  Unfortunately, nothing. 

I  am in the same boat nothing makes me dump

You guys are lucky.  I don't know why this happen to me and not you.  They say that it is different for everybody.  Thats why I wanted to hear everybodys own experiences. thanks for your input. Kevin Hodges

Nothing makes me get sick, but simple carbs put me to sleep.  Today's lun*****luded a sweet cheese biscuit, and normally a bit of protein under that would defray the effects.  Apparently it wasn't enough, because I napped for an hour. 

I have a bit of a "hair-trigger" with sugars. 4gms in an hour is my limit. If I eat something with 5 gms? Quick bout of severe diarrhea (as if food poisoning)  and a little shaky / dehydrated 15 minutes or so,  Then back to normal. I even have gotten good not to accidentally go over my limit  When foods combine.  A couple of grams of natural sugar in a bite of sweet potato Mixed with a few from some Steak Sauce, and a touch in some salad dressing And I’m off to the Toilet. Fortunately, it’s a fairly easy thing to learn from. I’ve had it easy since my limit is so low, very strict and well defined. I’ve only had an “issue” about once or twice a year Over the last couple of years. Easy to avoid- “Don’t Eat Sugar.” “Read the Labels.” Some say it’s fats for them. No such problem.  I can eat fairly high fat content with no problem. I do eat a lot of mono-unsaturated fats…Olive Oil. Canola, etc… The upside has been super cholesterol levels. Thank heaven’s I absorb those “Good Fats” And essential fatty acids.   I’ve had very rare occasion of ”Late Stage Dumping” where I get really sleepy And that has usually been from eating Higher-Glycemic Carbs, Like noodles or crackers. As a result?  I don’t eat noodles and crackers!  J The mental connection of “Sugar=The screaming poops!” Has been great at killing any desire for sweets. I rarely even want to have “Fake-Sweet” stuff… The “Sweet Taste” has lost it’s appeal for me. Perhaps the biggest change in how I eat now As opposed to before my surgery. A 3 Snickers a Day Man!  And I mean those Big-uns! And, I was always hungry before my surgery….Always! Now?  A normal-sized portion is very filling and satisfying. For me? As long as sugar doesn’t sneak into my food, Dumping is a non-issue. Best Wishes- Dx

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sugars don't bother me at all.  I can't imagine why its only potatoes and carrots.  My stomach just cant handle them and push them right back up.  I have never had a diarhea or gas problem either. it amazes me how even though so many of us have all had the same surgery,  we all have very different "side affects".. kevin hodges

Mangos give me BAD cramps...ughhhh Milk gives me the runs..... Sweets give me BAD cramps too!

You won't believe me, but PROTEIN shakes give me dumping syndrome.  I get severe .  I still do one a day though.  I LOVE my protein shakes and it is well worth it.  Also, sugars make me dump.  

Months and months ago, I asked here about my own hiccups that I seemed then to get once I was eating a meal.....and Dx kindly replied on that topic. Seems it was my Vagus Nerve and he let me know that many of us WLS guys get that kind of response when we're eating. It always seemed to happen after I'd consumed about 90% of the amount of food I was to eat...and I simply began calling it (okay, the wife said it first) my "early warning" signal that I was just about full. That all said, it's gone now...ie I dont' get hiccups maybe once every 2 weeks or so...that's about it. Oh, and dumping? My GI tract was always a bit "loose" when it came to eating fried onions, which I used to always have with my steak. Since WLS, I'm not a big steak fan, but I still like Onion rings...but after like 4 or 5 of same, I'm full. And then like an hour later, out they come....so I still have a 'soft spot' for onions I'd guess. But sugars? carrots? other things that affect others here? not a single problem and never had a "dump" ever... Jim