I have a theory about dumping and farts...

Any of you experience anything like this. 

Most of us have some form of dumping factor after WLS.  But the body learns to cope over time and the dumping tolerance wains and often goes away.  For me, dumping ended right around the 7-8 month post surgery period.  At the same time, my farting became atrocious.  More frequent and much more smelly.  My wife and kid require as much lead time as I can give them when the fart**** because they need time to run for the hills. 

So, my question is, do any of  you think that when the farting kicks in full speed, thats a sign that the body is adjusting to the WLS (and weight loss slows) and your tolerance to dumping is going away.  Just wondering what you all think...

Dalton

I was noticing the same thing.  I thought it was becaxuse I was eating rotten stuff and hence my farts were stinky!  It does seem when I don't eat what I should, or everyyone should for that matter, I stink!

Jim D

Dalton,

Me three.  I could put a hose up my wazoo to use with a cutting torch the gas gets so bad!  You know your crap and gas stink when you can clear out a truck stop bathroom!

Yeah, me too.  I'm not sure why, but I it's B.A.D right now.  I used to be able to sneak one out at work and nobody would know, now...oh no, and it's-oh-so frequent now!  I'm hoping this will pass.  I hear you on the wife and kids too, my wife is thretening divorce if I don't start a GasX regimen!  LOL

Hows this for a kicker...

Your at the gym on a treadmill doing a nice healthy 4mph jog at a 10% incline and the urge to cut one starts to slip through the gates...

Now lets add a little drama, on the left side of you is a very attractive woman whom I should not be noticing since I'm a haappily married man and on the right, a big ole guy who looks like he could pound the crap out of you with little to no ease.  WHAT DO YOU DO?

a) try to slowly squeak out the toxic fumes at a miniscule pace while managing to maintain some control on the treadmill and not break every bone in your body

b) press the emergency stop button and quickly excuse your self

c) let her rip and hope and pray the gym air ventilation is blowing at  a healthy pace and the toxic air is quickly dissipated

WELLLLLL.... lets just say option c has had its way with me on more than one occasion.  Not on purpose mind you...  but when these little environmental spills of mine take me, I have no time to react.  Thank god most folks at the gym have ear buds in cause I'm sure the explosions buffet the room.  I guess I've been lucky.  Only once did I see the person next to me raise a hand to her nose in well, total an undeniable disgust.  Man I felt like a rotting piece of crap on a hot summer day.  Its so embarassing.  BUT would I do it all over again (WLS), hell yeah.  All I can say is, tough crap for those gym jockies who have  a weak smeller because  Dalt's in the house and he's passing some gas folks... 

I thought of an option "D".

Get off your treadmill & commence to bending over and letting it rip in the BIG GUYS face... 

Then run...

Kinda dangerous, but think of the good cardio you would get...!!!

Even as far out as I am I still dump just not as severe as I did at first. I noticed gas issues soon after rny. I always had a theory that since a lot of digestion takes place in the stomach after rny our system works different than pre-op. I think myself that since most of us dont produce acid in our pouch a lot of our digestion happens in the small intestion and has a reaction with the different bacteria in our intestinal track. I also belive that while food ferments to some degree in all people I feel that due to a limited digestion in the stomach it is not broken down as well and ferments at a more advanced rate than non-rny but that's just always the theory I have believed but who knows if there is any truth to it

I'm going on 4 years out, I can peel paint from the walls, and I can still dump.

You guys had me rolling and everyone around me at work wondering what in the world is wrong with her!!!...

This must be a guy thing, cause I see no posts from any ladies.  .

No women, because this is a locker room, after all.

A fair 'heads up': you will probably get a lot of responses in short order telling you that this is Man-Land and no girls allowed.