Question:
how much sugar causes dumping.

hi i am 3 weeks postop and am on pureed food for another 3 weeks. i am finding it extremly diffucult to find foods they are pureed even soups without sugar. whats the highhest sugar level per serve you can go up to before dumping occurs i know everyones differnt but curious.    — [Anonymous] (posted on December 26, 2001)

December 26, 2001
My doctor told me no more than 12 grams of sugar per serving. I am 8 weeks post op lap RNY and I have had not one dumping episode yet following this guideline. I would call and ask your doctor what he thinks. Every doctor has a different food program after surgery.
   — vbenedict0208

December 26, 2001
Many of us are different. Some RNY patients don\'t dump. I, personally, don\'t buy/eat ANYTHING with more than 10gms of sugar.
   — careywatkins

December 26, 2001
Well, to put it in simple terms, I can eat a medium size chocolate chip cookie (one only!), and not dump, but a Weight Watchers dessert will start the room spinning about 30 minutes after I eat it. So I gauge any sugar I eat by the size of a medium chocolate chip cookie.
   — Dee P.

December 26, 2001
I had open RNY over a year ago and never dumped. Some do and some don\'t. Neci
   — Nynese W.

December 26, 2001
Everyone is different but here\'s what worked for me: I could eat any natural fruit with no problem. I only have a problem with refined sugar. My initial tolerance was about 6-8 grams at a time. Over time that has increased to roughly 15-20 grams. The closer I get to 20 grams, the more miserable I feel, but I don\'t really \"dump\" until I eat more than that. I just feel nauseated and my stomach will physically bloat like I ate a 3 course meal. I used Splenda at first, but now I just use real sugar and less of it.
   — ctyst

December 26, 2001
I have only dumped once in my 18+ months after surgery. I don\'t know exactly how much sugar I had eaten that horrible night, but I would guess the equivelant of several candy bars over a few hours. I know I can handle in the area of 50 grams without dumping at all. However, I never had any sugar over maybe 12 grams til I was more than a year out of surgery. I don\'t consume that amount of sugar regularly & my dumping episode was good for getting me back on track. I do still splurge occasionally & have a 20 ounce mocha latte with half a shot of syrup; I don\'t know how much sugar\'s in that, but I\'d guess it\'s over 50g. Now, I don\'t chugg it right down, but sip it over a period of hours or spread it out over two days. So, as you can see, it really does vary a LOT. Just as an aside, I\'m very close to goal weight & my weight has been stable for over six months.
   — [Anonymous]

December 29, 2001
Seeing as though you are so newly post op...as I am...I will tell you what my guidelines are from my BTC nutritionist. No more than 2 gr of sugar /serving IF there are more than that, check the nutritional facts label and look at the first few ingredients. Check to make sure you dont see sugar or high fructose corn syrup...which are the most common forms of refined sugar...However...there are other names for sugar such as dextrose, honey, maple syrup,molasses, raw sugar, and sucrose. Simple sugars that are tolerated well are: Dextrin, Fructose (fruit sugar), Galactose, Glucose, Invert sugar, lactose (milk sugar) unless you are lactose intolerant, Maltose and sorghum. If you see more than 2 gr sugar /serv. than see if fruit or milk are one of the main ingredients and you will be OK.
   — Karen B.