Question:
My surgery was Aug 2, I tried yogurt today and I felt terrible afterwards.

Now I have diarrhea and major grumblings in my stomach. The sugar was 24 g, is that too much? How much sugar should you stay under when looking at labels?    — jojo63 (posted on August 11, 2002)

August 11, 2002
I would say 24 grams at once is too much sugar. I will dump on over 10 grams, so I try to keep things under that. Hugs, Joy
   — [Deactivated Member]

August 11, 2002
24 grams of sugar is way too much. You were definately dumping. Blue Bunny has a good "no sugar added" yogurt that I have found at Wal Mart. Also, Wal Mart's store brand ( Great Value) LIGHT yogurt is good also. I prefer it to the Blue Bunny brand.
   — Kim B.

August 11, 2002
I usually have the dannon or yoplait yogurt. It's something like "fit n creamy". I can't remember the name exactly.
   — candymom64

August 11, 2002
I could not eat yogurt post op either. I am 16 weeks out and still stay away from the stuff! I can eat plain yogurt sweetened with splenda and vanilla extract. I really don't like it, though!
   — jenn2002

August 11, 2002
I think 24g is too much. Try light and fit (from Dannon I think). It tastes pretty good and I don't ever even feel shaky when I eat it. I've never dumped on sugar, only too much fat, so I couldn't really tell you what number of grams you should stay under. However, I try to stay away from simple sugars, and go more with complex sugars. Also, if I'm going to have something with suger in it, I will have a little protein first, and that will slow down the absorption of suger into your system. Good luck!
   — Christine L.

August 11, 2002
Hi! The dietician who works with my surgeon says to keep the grams of carbohydrates under 15 in yogurt. The only one I can find that is close is Dannon 0% fat Light 'n Fit Creamy at 16.
   — grammie5

August 11, 2002
I try to keep the sugar g in the single digit per serving. And that's another thing. Check the serving size. My first devastating dump was due to my inability to read the label & do the math. I thought I was getting 6g of sugar, but I was getting 24!!!!!!! I know, don't ask, I was a "baby", OK? LOL!
   — vitalady

August 12, 2002
Try light yogurt sweetened with aspartame and fructose, I had my surgery the same day as yours and eat this type yogurt on a daily basis. I am avoiding all items with sugars as the one of the first three items on the label. dlw
   — deborah W.