Question:
I am 3 months post op and haven't dumped on anything.

I had lap RNY and I have tried sugar and I eat bread, pasta and things that most people dump on. I'm not complaining but I was hoping to not beable to eat sugar because that is my weakness. I know I'm very lucky but I do try very hard to avoid sugar. Has anyone esle not dumped on anything?    — Bonnie S. (posted on April 12, 2002)

April 12, 2002
Bonnie, As of writting this to you I have not. (Nor has my husband, Ron.) We both had our surgeries on 1-17-02 by Dr. Schram. I'm down 40# and Ron is at 54#. We just had our 3 month appointment thius past Wednesday. We had also had blood drawn for nutritional testing and the results for us both were GREAT! Dr. Schram was very happy with us both and asked if we'd had any problems with any foods. We told him "No. Not at this point." We also went on to tell him that we didn't want to push the envelope and try to dump. It doesn't sound very pleasant to either of us. We enjoy going to support group meetings and have found through going about some reallt good sweet treats to have that DON'T cause any dumping. Write us and we can fill you in! Isn't it great being on the other side!
   — laurie W.

April 12, 2002
You don't list your surgery - you will only dump of you had the RNY (or the rare BPD), you won't if you had a BPD/DS or VBG. You may not have had enought sugar/fat to make you dump - and I don't suggest trying it "just to see". It will happen accicentally soon enough. Everyone's "Dump-o-meter" is set differently. For sugar early on it may be 3-6 grams, mine is more like 15 now. One Hershey kiss probably won't do it, and your pouch is still so small that you can't eat much volume to get those sugar/fat grams in. I remember early on one woman complained/bragged how she never dumped and could eat anything. Then she ate a LOT of sugar on a binge and found out what dumping was really about. She thought 2 cookies not making her dump meant she wouldn't on anything. SHe learned the horrible truth. SOmetimes my tolerance is higher or lower depending on the concentration of sugar, and whatever else I have eaten. <P>And then there are people who just don't dump, ever, on either sugar OR fat. <P>PS - people don't DUMP on pasta and bread, they just feel crappy after eating them, cause they swell or eat too much. It is mistakenly _called_ dumping. REAL dumping is a different thing - a physiological reaction to too much of a tasty thing. Insulin rushes in too fast, heart pounds, head gets light and diahreha is imminenet.
   — M. A. B.

April 12, 2002
I am 6 months post-op and haven't dumped on ANYTHING either. I know the frustration you're feeling. I hoped this surgery would make me eat healthier by negative reinforcement. Unfortunately, it hasn't. It's up to us. Good old willpower. I'm having a problem with this too. It feels like I never had any surgery (except I do get full feeling if I eat too much). just keep reminding yourself of what you went through and how good you feel with the weight loss (that's what I'm trying to do). Good luck
   — Kelley S.

April 12, 2002
I'll be 3 months postop 4-17-02 and don't dump on anything. I was hoping not to tolerate sugar anymore. I do have a problem with sandwiches it's always too much with the bread and meat together.
   — Candace F.