reactive hypoglycemic ?
Centennial Center for the Treatment of Obesity
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Here are 2 descriptions of the things we are discussing:
Dumping syndrome
This is the result of an intolerance to foods that are high in sugar (sweets), fat or grease. When you eat these foods, they now enter your intestines without being partially digested by the gastric juices of your old stomach. When this happens, you may have nausea, vomiting, become lightheaded or dizzy, have a hot flash, cramps or diarrhea. These symptoms last about 20 to 30 minutes.
This reaction is so unpleasant you will want to avoid foods that caused the dumping syndrome.
Reactive hypoglycemia
Reactive hypoglycemia is a symptom, not a disease. It may occur when food is delivered from the stomach into the intestine. This causes high levels of blood glucose (sugar). The result is an imbalance between blood glucose and insulin (a hormone that allows glucose to be used.) Insulin stays in the blood after the glucose has been used, causing low blood sugar levels, or hypoglycemia.
If the symptoms continue, contact your surgeon or bariatric nurse clinician.
(Allina Hospitals & Clinics)
I have been suffering from these bouts for some time now. I have spoked with Dr Dyer about these incidents. The main thing I have done since these attacks began, is to keep track of the food that I have eaten before I have an attack.
The more I research and study, the more I find out that this is an occurance among weight loss surgery patients that are further out. I read more and more everyday about this.
It could very possibly be "late dumping". Heavens knows, I'm not a Dr! I'm just a normal human being that has re-routed innards! LOL!
But it COULD be low blood sugar also produced similar symptoms, only it is caused from not eating enough. This is why you would want to keep food with you in case you start to feel "that feeling". For those who have ever experienced 'that feeling" or "an episode" as i call them, you know what I'm talking about.... I dont get them much any more because I do eat every few hours.
If you ever drink with your meal at all, you will cause it to wash out too soon and this too will cause low blood sugar. Make sure you don't drink when you eat. Many dont understand that rule, but down the road you will know why if you ever start getting "episodes"
