Question:
WHY DO SOME HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH DUMPING AND OTHER NONE
I HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH DUMPING HOWEVER I AM READING THE MESSAGE BOARDS WHERE OTHERS SAY THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH DUMPING, IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM? — andrija (posted on October 14, 2003)
October 14, 2003
Everyone is just different. Why are some allergic to strawberries (like my
son) and other not (like the rest of us? Everyone is just different. I
personally don't dump, but as you mentioned, others have terrible trouble
with dumping. I think is is just one of those things.
— bethybb
October 14, 2003
I think I can eat a fair amount of sugar before dumping. I haven't
purposely tested it, but I have eaten very small pieces of birthday cake,
cheesecake, and pie without any dumping symptoms. I have, however, dumped
on diluted apple juice, macademia nuts, and avacados. I wish that I had a
stronger dumping mechanism. It's too easy to go astray without the
reinforcement of knowing I'll dump if I eat a fair amount of a dessert or
candy. I did pretty well giving most of that up when I became diabetic,
but now that my diabetes is gone, I could get sucked back into sweets.
Don't despair--for many of us dumping is a desireable side effect.
— Vespa R.
October 14, 2003
I have no idea why some of us dump and others don't other than to say that
it's individual differences. I do and I am so thankful for it - it makes
staying away from sweets so much easier because I really don't like the
symptoms of dumping.
— Patty_Butler
October 14, 2003
I mildly (sometimes more severe than others) dump most every time I eat, no
matter what it is unless it's just pure meat with no seasonings. Meat
grosses me out so bad anyway I have a hard time eating it at all. I do eat
a little carbs, but not a lot, and they are healthy carbs like fruit and
veggies. I don't understand it unless it is the seasonings in the food.
Also... what makes me dump today may not make me dump tomorrow. No rhyme
or reason to it, it seems.
— Happy I.
October 14, 2003
I looked at your profile and it doesn't state which surgery you had done.
With BDP/DS you don't dump because you keep your pyloric valve but with RNY
you may dump.
Foods that are high in sugar and/or fat may cause you to dump. You need to
learn how to manage YOUR new tool. Some things you may or may not be able
to do.
Good Luck!
— Marrilee M.
October 14, 2003
I had RNY and rarely dump. I also try to stay away from anything which will
make me dump. My doc explained dumping and why it happens but also
explained that it is unclear why some people do not dump if they have had
the same surgery as those who do dump. Most RNY patients dump. I can eat
simple sugars (which my doc says has a lesser indication for dumping), but
I can not eat complex sugar. Ice cream, even the low sugar/low fat kinds
make me dump, yet I can drink milk or eat a piece of chocolate. High fat
items make me dump, but I know of others who do not dump on those. At one
point I even had a dumping problem with a protein drink, but I do not dump
on all types of the protein shakes.
— M B.
October 14, 2003
I have not really dumped in true fashion. I don't push the envelope
either. However, I love that I can have that two or three bites of a
special birthday cake or pie or that one homemade cookie. I don't go in
for heavy fat laden foods, but I can enjoy my "I Can't Believe it's
Not Butter" and regular salad dressings. I don't like breaded stuff
or breads in general any longer. I barely eat any pasta, rice or potatoes.
I enjoy the portion control this surgery has provided me with. I was
never a snacker, and I won't start that now. I still very much enjoy food,
but feel very much in control now. Really nice feeling to have it all.
Open RNY 10/30/02 405/189/150
— Ginger M.
October 14, 2003
You're only a few weeks out, maybe that is why. I felt bad off of
everything I ate at first also. As time went by I was able to tolerate
things better. I still feel bad when I eat to fast (not the over full
feeling - just feeling yucky) Try sticking to bland, soft foods at first
and go slow. Hang in there!
— Pambylah
October 14, 2003
I am a tad over a year and have dumped several times--- thankfully,
sugar-rich foods make me feel awful. I have also dumped when drinking
cranberry juice cocktail thinking that it was straight juice. For those of
us more prone to dumping than others, there really is nothing wrong with
our physiology. The receptors are just very sensitive to the presence of
sugars and stimulate an overproduction of insulin (which causes all those
terrible feelings). Sure I sometimes wish that I could have just a few
bites of birthday cake-- but then I remember that I was never, I mean
never, able to just have a few bites of sweets. And, I never want to
return to those foods that prompted such bad addictive behavior.
— SteveColarossi
October 14, 2003
I consider it a blessing that I dump VERY easily. Even some strange things
(like corn) make me dump because of the natural sugar in it. I am so
thankful that I have the gift. But in all of my post-op friends, I am
surprised to see how few of them really dump to a strong extent.
— kultgirl
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