Question:
dumping

how depressing to know that you will dump forever. I assume i am dumping. what happens is i get pain right after i eat something, sometimes its only a bit or two. then i feel like throwing up(but dont)and burp alot. it can happen even when i eat something that i ate safly many times. it seems to happen more if i am constipated.    — pinky_711 (posted on January 25, 2009)

January 25, 2009
I don't think your dumping will last forever. I had some of those same symptoms at first. I found out that I was eating way too fast, and that sometimes I was eating too many items close together. Your surgery is quite new if I remember rightly. Try eating slower and chewing your food quite fine. Things will get better. I am six months out now and things are much improved. It takes time and practice to learn to eat in a new way. Also make sure you don't drink beverage close to meal time or shortly after. It all takes patience hon. Hang in there you are doing great.
   — katiecakes

January 25, 2009
I don't know that people do dump forever...I know I still can dump after 5 years, but I rarely do by eating right...Oh it happens!Usually I do it by accident or I am unaware of just how much sugar is in something and it hits me... But I avoid it for the most part. After a while you just know your limits...I guess it's all about how you look at it too...I see dumping as a blessing quite honestly...
   — .Anita R.

January 25, 2009
You may want to contact you surgons team, as I had some of the very same symptoms and what my problem was, I needed a "dilitation" for my hole that goes from the new part of my stomach to my intestine. Also, I know I get what some people call "foamies" which is the burping and funny feeling in your chest when you eat too fast, or do not chew enough.
   — jen_kill

January 25, 2009
I'm hardly a pro but... that doesn't sound like dumping to me. It sounds more like something sticking-- what happens to me when I eat too fast and don't chew like I should. Try slowing it down, taking small bites and chewing thoroughly, see if that helps any.
   — snickersblk

January 26, 2009
First, let me suggest that early after surgery, often before you can really get your head around the fact that food can no longer play a central role in your life, it is tough to imagine what it might be like to have some foods that can no longer be tolerated. However, like Anita explained, I too view that limitation as a true blessing-- for even 6 years post-op, I stil dump (I find out of the hard way that something which I thought was sugar-free really wasn't) and still get that queezy feeling if I eat too fast or too much. If you are getting pain, you are not dumping-- you are either taking bites that are too big or are overeating. Remember that the pouch can empty slowly so fibrous food can sit there for 24 hours (or more)-- as a result, eating safe foods can still cause problems if not-so-safe foods where eaten earlier.
   — SteveColarossi

January 26, 2009
I've suffered from dumping and a stricture (aka dilation, stoma) and pain after eating only 2 bites is more likely stricture. Also if the pain is higher in your track, like just below the ribs, is more likely stricture. Dumping is nausea followed by pain, like a constriction in your lower bowels. You'll need to run to the bathroom when dumping pain starts. Also dumping takes a little bit longer to feel 5 - 10 minutes. Don't panic you could just be eating too big of a bite at one time or too fast. If your up to a banana on your plan it makes a great test food. Smash a bite of nana then eat it and wait. If no pain eat the same size but this time chew it. If no pain keep eating, if pain starts chew more on the third bite or make it smaller. If you have pain after the first bite see your dr asap. Its a simple and painless (thought they do knock you out for a short time) procedure to re-stretch the stricture but it's better to get it fixed asap. Stuck food can cause a ulcer to start in that still healing tummy - that makes even water a painful experience.
   — mbrendel

January 26, 2009
I am 4 years out and I do still "dump" or whatever, it usually happens when I do not pay attention to how fast I am eating or what I am eating. Just slow down make sure you chew very well expecially when in a group setting and you are talking while eating. If you keep having problems talk to your Dr. Good luck.
   — kmnae