Question:
What is dumping and what is it's simptums

   — Vicki Y. (posted on June 7, 2003)

June 7, 2003
This is the definition that was given to me by the dietician my surgeon required me to see. This is a woman who has worked with WLS patients for over 10 years. "Dumping is caused by simple sugars being 'dumped' into the small intestine very quickly and not having a chance to be absorbed. This causes water to be pulled into the intestines causing cramping, sudden watgery diarrhea and sometimes a dizzy, shaky, sweaty reaction (hypoglycemia). It is not caused by starches or fat." <p>Many people think that any time they get sick from a food that it is dumping. If you throw up something that your new pouch just isn't ready for, or something you didn't chew well enough, that isn't dumping.
   — garw

June 7, 2003
"Dumping" is a terrible feeling. In addition to the problems that Gar described, I have also had a feeling like I was suddenly getting the worst flu bug of my life. It appears that because the simple sugars get "dumped" out of the stomach, the body produces intense amounts of insulin (thinking that the mother-load of sugar has entered the body). Consequently, when I have dumped, I have had a tightness in my chest, cold sweats and a host of other woes. Fortunately, you dump once and you never want to do it again! Good luck.
   — SteveColarossi

June 7, 2003
Gar and Steve, thanks to your definitions, I know now that I definitely don't want to experience dumping! I don't even want to test the waters now! I have hyper AND hypoglycemia, and I've had incidents where my blood sugar has bottomed out, and believe me, it's not pleasant! I've still got a couple months to go before surgery, so I'm gonna try to wean myself off all sweets now! Thank you for answering this!
   — Moysa B.

June 7, 2003
Symptoms can be any or all of the following; Cramps, diarrhea, sweating, light headedness, very sleepy, shaky, weak, spacy feeling, Read your labels. Anything with OSE at the end means sugar, fructose, maltose, dextrose, lactose.
   — ZZ S.