Question:
I need help

recently whenever I eat I get a pain in my stomach. it feel like a sore in my stomach. I have to lay down and wait for it to go away. It hurts worst when I ate some of my daughter cotton candy. It didn't make me sick, I just experience this pain.... What can it be.... Any advice???    — Rebe W. (posted on August 15, 2002)

August 15, 2002
I traditionally dont dump, but when I eat too much sugar, I get a pain in my stomach or either it becomes sore for a short time and then it passes. I figure this is my punishment for sugar intake and I try to keep it to a minimum.
   — Maria A. M.

August 16, 2002
Oh my goodness!!...You are alot braver than I am. Cotton Candy is pure sugar. I can't even imagine smelling it or eating it. Good luck anyway...wish I had your answer.
   — DRutherford

August 16, 2002
Rebe, I glanced at your profile and noticed that you had surgery last year. You should not feel pain everytime you eat and it leads me to believe that you may have an ulcer. See if your PCP will refer you to a gasteroenterologist (spell that right??). As for the cotton candy, thats pure sugar, and it could just be dumping. I get some stomach pains if I eat too much sugar, but you mentioned that you get pains whenever you eat, and thats why I think it may be more serious than just dumping. On a good note, if it is an ulcer, others have had great success with drugs.
   — Cindy R.

August 17, 2002
I would definately talk to someone about the possiblility of an ulcer. That is the same feeling I get after I eat. I have had a miserable time with mine. All I can say is start now! Dont wait until it gets worse.
   — RebeccaP