poll re: dumping
2. Have you dumped just a few times, or does it happen often?
3. Do you dump on sugar? Fat? Something else?
4. Do you know what makes you dump, or are you surprised when it happens?
5. Are you able to prevent dumping by watching what you eat?
6. Do you ever eat things that you know might cause dumping? Like, is it too hard to resist that brownie even though you know it will probably make you sick?
7. If you do dump, how did you find out that you dump? Like, did you accidentally eat something you thought was sugar free only to find out it wasn't, or did you test yourself on purpose?
8. If you don't dump, do you wish you did? If you do dump, do you wish you didn't?
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
1. Yeah, I dump.
2. Just a few times.
3. Sugar, mostly. Once I did dump on fat, but that was pretty early out.
4. I know what makes me dump (mostly) and try to avoid those things, but I have been surprised when it happened. Like, once I dumped on a dish of fruit but I can usually eat fruit with no problem. So that surprised me.
5. Mostly.
6. I eat sugary things sometimes, but only in small amounts. Low enough that I don't think it will me dump. I don't think anything tastes so good it's worth dumping over!
7. I found out when I ate a very small sliver of pie when I was pretty early out. I assumed it would not have enough sugar to make me dump but obviously I was wrong. And I had not bothered to calculate just how much sugar was in the small piece I ate. Which I would never do now, I read labels and figure out how much sugar is in everything I eat. Some things have an incredible amount of sugar in just a small amount.
8. Mostly I'm glad I do dump, because it gives me a strong incentive to avoid sugary foods. Occasionally I wish I could really indulge in something, though, like Ben and Jerry's ice cream. I don't find just a couple bites of ice cream to be very satisfying.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
2. 3 major episodes, all in the first 18 months post-op, then just a couple of minor ones since then
3. Technically, the reaction to fat isn't really "dumping", but I am more sensitive to fat content than sugar content. Too much fat leads to diarrhea and cramping even at 4.5 years out. So does too many sugar alcohols.
4. The only things that I have really dumped on have been things obviously high in sugar (e.g., pumpkin pie filling), but early out there were some surprising items that made me shaky (tomato soup, SF chocolate pudding), none of which bother me now.
5. Yes
6. Yes, but I eat small enough amounts that it will not cause a reaction
7. I ate some pie filling on purpose, but not SEE if I would dump
8. Yes, I wish I dumped
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
No I don't dump regularly.
2. Have you dumped just a few times, or does it happen often?
Only early out, a handful of times.
3. Do you dump on sugar? Fat? Something else?
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4. Do you know what makes you dump, or are you surprised when it happens?
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5. Are you able to prevent dumping by watching what you eat?
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6. Do you ever eat things that you know might cause dumping? Like, is it too hard to resist that brownie even though you know it will probably make you sick?
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7. If you do dump, how did you find out that you dump? Like, did you accidentally eat something you thought was sugar free only to find out it wasn't, or did you test yourself on purpose?
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8. If you don't dump, do you wish you did? If you do dump, do you wish you didn't?
Yes I begged for dumping! LOL
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2. Not often anymore. Sometimes I get very low sugar after eating something that didn't do that the day before.
3. Carbs....I stay far away from sugary things which is easy because I don't have a "sweet tooth". Fats do not bother me.
4. Sometimes I am surprised, sometimes not.
5. Mostly yes.
6. No
7. A sliver of carrot cake at Christmas last year was the first sweet that I had, and I crashed to a blood sugar reading of 32!! I crash on pasta, potatoes, rice, bread.......ugh!
8. I wish I didn't. RH SUCKS!!!
High 250/Consult Weight 245/Surgery 205/Now 109
Height 5'4.5" BMI 18.4
In maintenance since June 2009
To me, early stage and later stage dumping are a bit different. Dumping early is something that is not preventable whereas later stage, I can totally avoid if I plan accordingly...so as a deterrent for not eating sugar, RH is not as much of a deterrent - it can be counteracted.
So now I'm confused as to what Kelly wants info on - both types..?
Dawn
17+ years post op RNY. first year blog here or My LongTimer blog. Tummy Tuck Dr. Matic 2014 -Ohip funded panni Windsor WLS support group.message me anytime!
HW:290 LW:139 RW: 167 CW: 139
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I do have RH and I have dumped and they feel different to me. I've never checked my blood sugar when I dumped, so I don't know if my sugar gets low then or not. But when I have an RH episode, I always know before I check it that my sugar is going to be low. I can tell by how I feel. And I do not feel the same way when I've dumped.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Late dumping
Late dumping occurs 1-3 hours after a meal. The pathogenesis is thought to be related to the early development of hyperinsulinemic (reactive) hypoglycemia. Rapid delivery of a meal to the small intestine results in an initial high concentration of carbohydrates in the proximal small bowel and rapid absorption of glucose. This is countered by a hyperinsulinemic response. The high insulin levels are responsible for the subsequent hypoglycemia. Intrajejunal glucose induces a higher insulin release than does the intravenous infusion of glucose. The serum glucose levels were the same in both experiments. This effect of enhanced insulin release after an enteral glucose load as compared to intravenous glucose administration is called the incretin effect.
High 250/Consult Weight 245/Surgery 205/Now 109
Height 5'4.5" BMI 18.4
In maintenance since June 2009
