What foods make you dump?

Same here. Even with all my issues (and I've had plenty since I had to revise to RNY from VSG because of severe GERD) my life is infinitely better now than before my surgery and I'd have surgery once a year if need be to keep the life I have now.

Thank you, Stacy. Knowing that you both recognize your RNY surgeries as having so much value to you (despite dumping) does help me to feel more confident about my planned surgery. I appreciate, sincerely, that you have shared your experiences!

I have not had the surgery yet. It should be scheduled within the next few weeks. I want to make sure that I'm understand just what dumping syndrome is. From what I'm reading from the post your blood sugar can jump to high and you get dumping syndrome or if you blood sugar drops too low and you get dumping syndrome. In order to keep from having dumping syndrome you have to find out how to keep your blood sugar at your normal.

Everyone is different. Kat W. posts the best response to the mechanics of dumping. For me personally I have learned what works and doesn't for all aspects of my WL experience.

By that I mean what i need to eat to lose weight, maintain or gain weight and how to keep myself from having crashes. I don't always get it right! And it's important to be flexible as things change over time and I have to adapt. That's also why I believe it's important not to become dependent on certain types or brands of food/protein because you don't always have it to hand and need to know how to cope in real life. Case in point, I moved to Japan a few months ago! Hello! NOTHING is the same. So I am figuring out my new eating routines etc.

But yes, to answer your question I personally have found it's best for me to eat 4-6 small meals a day at regular intervals which in turn keeps my blood sugars level.

Ashley, thank you for pointing me to your profile. Reading it gave me a lot of optimism, and calmed some of my worries. Thank you for journaling all of that, it really helped me!

I'm very glad to pay it forward.

Stick around and be active here. Let us get to know you so we can help if possible. I couldn't do this without my OH family. :)

I am definitely more of a late dumper/RHer than an early one-and I get the same way as you and Ash. Foggy, confused, and I feel very panicky. I get covered in sweat. I can't speak in full sentences and can't form thoughts properly.

I had a whopper of an episode last week. We'll call it the Great "Sugar free" Pancake Syrup Debacle of 2017. ( used an isomalto-oligosaccharide syrup and maple flavoring. Worst idea ever. ) My blood glucose went down to 43. I forgot how to work the glucose meter for a few minutes. Super scary.

I have had RH after protein only, but I think in my case it's having eaten too many carbs the day before and it's "way late dumping".

EVERYONE with WLS, RNY or VSG, should beware of isomalto-oligosaccharides. They are in a lot of protein bars and other things, and the manufacturers like to call them "fiber" and not include them in their bull**** "net carbs."

Well, they ain't fiber like a celery stick folks. They spike your blood sugar just like real sugar, and then make it crash after. They can be horrible frankenfoods.

Yep. Lesson learned. I have a whole bottle of it too...it'll just have to go in the garbage.

Wow! Thanks for this information. I'm only 9 months (almost) out and had one occasion where I tried a small protein pancake with "sugar free" maple syrup. I only had a few bites and had to put my head down on the table because I felt so horrible. At that moment, I vowed that I would never eat another pancake withy syrup again! The massive discomfort lasted only a short time, but I felt like crap the rest of the evening. In general, I'm pretty careful about what I eat and that is the only "dumping" type issue I've experienced.