Question:
Does the dumping caused by eating sugar eventually stop?

I don't want it to stop.... I was/am a sugar addict and I need that "tool" to help me not eat sugar... Some people say at first after surgery if you eat sugar you'll get sick, nauseated "dump" but that after a year or so, you can eat sugar without getting sick. I do NOT want to be able to eat sugar in any quantity other than one bite.... Can you all please let me know what your experience has been? Thanks!    — Gina S. (posted on March 26, 2009)

March 26, 2009
Hi Gina, I had RNY 7/1/08 and if I forget when I am making a BBQ sauce and like my fingers that is a enough to give me a awful headache and cause me to dump. I know others that are fine with that much sugar...but I am not. I also can not tolerate any fatty/greasy food or I dump. Believe me it has only been by pure accident I would never wish that feeling on myself. (or to many people I know) To me it is not worth trying sugar to see how much is ok. There are to many great sugar-free foods out there to enjoy. Why experiment with dumping. Best of luck to you!!
   — tootsie52

March 26, 2009
Some people are able to eat sugar and others are not. I am one of the people who get sick when I eat sugar. I have gone through so much to get where I am, that I will happily give up sugar if it keeps the weight off. Good luck in making the best decision for you. Susaan
   — susangielda06

March 26, 2009
I hate to burst your bubble, but after a certain amount of years you can eat just about anything. I am 6+ years out and I can handle sugar very well (too well actually). Ice cream is the only thing I have to really be careful of and anything too fatty, but I no longer dump in any way, shape or form. SOOOO, I make a concerted effort daily to maintain my weight loss and I really work at it, believe me. Take full advantage of the time when you do dump to traih yourself to stay away from those things because once you can handle it all, it will be a real struggle. Good luck to you. (from 268 to currently 114). Missy
   — Missy H.

March 26, 2009
Hello, 4.5 years post op, still dumping just as easily as the first day.
   — smparker2

March 26, 2009
Hi Im almost 7 yrs post-op and I still dump on many different things.I guess Itll always be there.
   — deb44m

March 27, 2009
I still dump as well...Newly PO, it was very sensitive...After some years I could tolerate more sugar and carbs...But something I did learn about myself is that the more sugar I eat regularly, the more I can increase it. The less I eat...The more sensitive I then become again...SO I decided that I would NOT push sugar and try to eat more of it when all it does is make me gain weight! All my weight gains were from sugar! Always! So I eat SF things and limit sugar/white flour GREATLY...I still eat nature's carbs all of them even the starchy ones...But I limit those as well to once a week at most! To be quite honest I avoid sugar mainly because I KNOW it's not good for me...Dumping does remind me...but I can eat quite a bit and just decide NOT to! After surgery it is the one thing we SHOULD all try to give up regardless of dumping or not! It's the fastest route to gaining weight back in my humble opinion!
   — .Anita R.

March 27, 2009
Gina, Everybody is different. I, for one, unfortunally, can eat as much sugar as I want with no problem. I can not eat fat though, without dumping. A lot of time I can't even have a regular meal of veges and meat, ie; chicken, pork, or steak, without dumping. Isn't it stupid that I can eat cake and cookies, sugary candies, doughnuts, etc. with no problem, but can't eat a regular meal. Before my surgery one of my biggest problem was ice cream and milkshakes, and since surgery I can not because I have become lactose intolerant. Thank God for small favors. I am 13 mos. post RNY and have lost only about 85 lbs. Probably beause I still have a hard time staying away from sweets. Paula B.
   — paulajaneb