Finally effed up!!

I'm almost 10 months post RNY and to date I have never dumped - until today.  I'm a company training retreat for 7 straight days in northern Michigan and every meal, activity and snack is planned out from 7:15 AM - 7:30 PM.  I had done a good job of behaving myself since arriving on Thursday, taking small portions of proteins and leaving the starches and desserts on the buffet table.  My problem is with the 12 hour classes and the baskets and baskets of junk food that most of my coworkers nibble on all day.

I had a half of an omlette this morning with some fresh pineapple, strawberries, honey dew, cantaloupe, blueberries and raspberries on the side for breakfast.  Lunch was a taco salad with only a few tortilla chips for crunch.  I think I got in trouble with the grapes and sliced apples after lunch along with a small bag of animal crackers.  I felt like I hit a wall and left class to stagger back to my cabin, shivering uncontrollably and deplete of any energy.  It took my fleece jacket and 3 blankets for me to stop shivering after about 30 minutes and I passed out cold for abour an hour.  When I woke up. I felt very weak but otherwise fine and went back to class (skipping dinner).  Are these normal symptoms for dumping and is there anything I can do to bounce back quicker?  I read one article that indicated it might be hyperglycemia and thought maybe a little juice would have helped but that seems counter-intuitive.  Why say ye, Men?

Sounds textbook to me!  Could have been the sugars in the fruit or carbs from the animal crackers. 

Yeah...sounds like you had a form of dumping. I've only been sick 3x in the past year from either eating too fast or drinking while eating. I also found out I unfortunately don't really dump on most sugars but it seems apples do make me feel rotten. Maybe too much fruit sugars did you in too! I really do think it is a blessing to dump on junk food or at least have the fear of dumping....it is a real deterrent to eating what we shouldn't!   Continued good luck!!                       John

Are you guys peeling the skin off of your apples?  I was told to peel the apple b4 eating it.

I had the exact same thing to me. Shivering, trying to get warm.  My wife thought I should go to the ER.  This happened about 1.5 mos out.  I was testing myself on different foods and never did pinpoint what the trigger was.  It lasted about 3 hrs  Alot of gas, belching.  The shakes is what scared me. After it was over I hit the  fluids.  Have not had this since.  I went back to my food list and have not strayed since.  Apples ok.  Plums and grapes no.  Some of the summer cook outs have been a nightmare for me.  A plain burger, little mustard, baked beans, maybe a leaf salad and thats all.  Baby bites for 30 minutes.  Not like the old days. Miss my beer, Johnson's, noddle salads, slaws, pies and all the comfort foods. But our friends say I look terrific.  Keepem coming baby. 
Getting caught in an eating environment that is out of your control can be scary. Especially if you dont have a change of clothing.

Good luck

I'm over 4 years post op from my revision RNY.  My buddy is about 1 year post-op from a DS.  We each get this condition once in a while.  I don't see any relation from the particular food I'm eating that day and I have examined what I ate.  He's done the same.  It seems like a short term virus of some sort--I get flu like symptoms including shivering, cold sweats, and running a fever.  It may last anywhere from a few hours to about a day and then it's over.  My wife had wanted me to see my doctor but I didn't bother because it goes away so fast.  It's just odd as to how fast it occurs and equally baffling that it ends just as abruptly.