I dumped today...on salad.

What the heck!!?  I went to lunch today and ordered a turkey sandwich. It came with soup or salad....I opted for the salad with a side of ranch.

I added a little salt and pepper to the salad....just plain ol iceberg lettuce. Very fresh....nothing fancy.  I dipped my bites of lettuce in the dressing....I didn't even make a dent in the little plastic container of dressing that held about 3 tablespoons.

I got FULL. Painfully FULL after finishing half the salad.

My meal came, I couldn't eat it. I took the whole thing home.

By the time the check arrived I was in the ladies room, I felt as if I had eaten a gallon of ice cream, a fried chicken and a box of cookies I was so sick.......

 

The only thing I can think of is that maybe the dressing was too fatty, but I have eaten MUCH WORSE without dumping. What did I do wrong??  

 

Not knowing how far out you are you might not be able to tolerate the milk in the dressing and that may not happen ever time. I'am over one year out and ice cream does that to me once in a while. Just be careful what works today may not tomarrow

I'm  little over two years out, milk products don't give me any problems.... (although I can not handle any kind of ice cream ,frozen yogurt etc...)

I was surprised that I got so sick, so quickly. It's been a long time since I had a dumping incident.

Monica -

Maybe with your PS, your body is going through some food sensitivity issues at the moment.  It will get better i'm sure.  Probably just take it easy just like with WLS.

How much longer are you off of work?  How is your healing coming along?  I know you moved just before your PS, your not overdoing yourself getting organized at your new place now are you?

Well, good luck girl.  Talk with you soon.

Annette

I think that's part of it, I have not been eating so much since surgery.

I return to work next Monday or when this last drain comes out, which ever comes first.

Iceberg lettuce is a toughie to digest. It has a tendency to "ball up" and sit in our pouches. It happened a couple of times to me, when I was in my first year or so. Try romaine at home and skip the salad when out....I think it's cause the iceberg really stringy, like celery. Can't do that either. I've just avoided both of those completely, it's easier.

Good to know, thanks!

Refrigerator Roulette, Monica.  What works today, may not work tomorrow, and then it may work again next week.  Over 5 years out and I still go through that. 

I'm guessing your issue was the salad dressing.  Different dressings have different fat counts and sugar counts.  If both of those were high on the dressing they served, it could have been enough to send you over the edge.

Don't give up on salad or dressing.  Just try it again another day, but at home and see how it goes.

Stephanie

Hey Monica, a very similar thing happend to me just last week...it was so painful I couldnt stand up and was very glad I was at home and not out in public! With me it was that I was on meds from a severe sinus infection and had been taking both pain pill and antibiotics. I hadnt taken either in several hours but its the only thing I could think of. I havent had the need for any pain meds since and havent had a problem. I wonder with you just having had surgery if it was something along the same lines for you? Are you feeling better now at least? 

I am sorry that happened.  I hope you are feeling better.