Question:
Can you begin dumping at 6 mos post-op?

Up until very recently, I have been able to eat whatever I want. I am careful about it though. Now I am having what I imagine is a slight dumping effect with certain foods that I have been eating all along. Can dumping just start up one day after six mos of not dumping? Thanks a bunch, Michelle :) LapRNY 7/9/03 270/177/130    — Michelle_S (posted on January 14, 2004)

January 14, 2004
i was thinking this same thing yesterday! i hope someone answers because i really would love to know.
   — franbvan

January 14, 2004
At about 6 months, most people notice the ability to eat more than usual. Do you thing that maybe you are able to eat more of the foods that make you dump...therefore eating more grams of sugar or whatever. I know that in the begining I could eat 13g of sugar before I would dump. (sad that I knew that) Up until now you have been able to eat, lets say, ice cream w/o dumping. But if you are now able to eat a larger quantiy..you may be consuming more grams of sugar. I know with me, there was a fine line with the grams of sugar, 13 = no dump, 14 = dump. One more bite would put me over the edge. Just a thought. Rebecca 10/03/01 265/140
   — RebeccaP

January 14, 2004
Yes! I dumped for the first time at 7 months. I had had a very busy day and not eaten in a long time so I had three Healthy Choice ice cream sandwiches and went to bed. (Yes, it was a ridiculous choice - but, sad to say, I had done this before.) About 30 minutes later I woke up with severe abdominal cramping, barely made it to the bathroom in time and was sweating up a storm. I thought I had some awful flu or food poisoning. It took me until morning to realize I DUMPED! Felt like a dope, but this knowledge has been a help - another tool. Every day is a new day with this miraculous surgery!
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