Question:
Has anyone else had these symptoms?

I am 9 months post op, and have lost 114 lbs. I have noticed in the last few months that after I eat, I get flushed and hot, and stay that way for an hour or more. Usually this happens on the days I work. For lunch I usually have a salad with baked chicken, and an orange. I have an hour for lunch, so I don't believe I am eating too fast. I have tried looking up vaso-vagal syndrome, because I believe the vagus nerve is cut or injured during the surgery. I just know it is very uncomfortable, and I wondered if anyone besides me had ever experienced this.    — Peggy E. (posted on July 2, 2002)

July 2, 2002
A whole orange? That just sounds high in sugar. Wondering if you could be having a stage 1 dumping. Not all the way to the floor, just a few symptoms?
   — vitalady

July 2, 2002
I agree with Michelle. That always happens to me if I eat too much fat or sugar in a meal.
   — Helen C.

July 2, 2002
I agree with the others...almost 3 years out, and I still can't eat an orange. I don't know if it's the pulp or the sugar, but it sure makes me feel yucky. Try giving up the orange, and see if it makes a difference.
   — Leslie F.

July 3, 2002
I would not think it was the Orange that was making you feel that way. And the reason I say this is because all types of fruit contain Fructose with is a natural sugar that the fruit produces, the problem that we have Post Op is with Sucrose which is an unhelathy form of sugar. Could it be that the baked chicken has some typ e of marinade with oil? Just a thought... hope things get better for you
   — Antonia D.

July 3, 2002
I agree with the 'Orange theory'. I dumped on applesauce that was natural. So it was the natural sugars that made me dump. A whole orange would definitely do it to me.
   — Cheri M.

July 4, 2002
I doubt it was the fruit, especially if you're eating chicken with it. When you eat protein with a meal, it slows the absorption of carbs into your system. Haven't you been eating fruit all along? Why just over the last few months is this happening? Keep researching and talk to your doctor. Throughout all of my medical problems since surgery, I've found that I'm the only one who really cares how I'm feeling. My surgeon is of the attitude that I just have to wait out the pain. While I don't have a resolution on my pain yet, I haven't given up the search. Good luck and God bless!
   — Christine L.