Dumping Syndrome - Improves with time?
I am one of those who didnt like the idea of dumping syndrome to begin with but seems that I am a full dumper...I dump on mashed potatoes, chicken, ham, liquid cheese, an ounce of baked potato with white chicken, vienna links, greek yogurt with fruit and many other things I have tried lately. I tried 1 oz of rice with 2 oz of beans. That last one went well. I haven't had any sugary foods (not planning to). I feel very limited foodwise. I feel sick at least once a day ... my heart races and I have to lay down. It lasts 30 to 45 mins. I would like to feel better and be able to eat out ...eventually. Maybe have a piece of chocolate once a month without feeling like this? (later on ... of course) Guess im worried that this is the permanent me.
I would like to know from people who is past my stage (im 2 months out) if dumping syndrome gets any better. ... if the ones that eat all sorts of thing were non-dumpers from the beginning or if they did dump before but now are able to eat different foods. Do you build tolerance to sugar or fat?
Thanks
You are not dumping. Dumping occurs when undigested sugar**** the small intestine - therefore it is impossible to dump on chicken, ham, cheese, vienna links etc. No one should be eating high sugar items at 2 months out, and so most people won't realise they dump until they start experimenting with foods containing enough sugar to make them dump - usually 6-12 months
I still dump on high sugar items so it may or may not improve.
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For me, it's more a case of how the food is delivered. The more liquid the delivery, the harder the dump - no way would I consume anything like a milkshake, fruit smoothie, ice cream, pudding etc.
It really is easy to control and is always a personal decision - like RH - none of this is outside of our control or some terrible affliction we HAVE to suffer; although it may take us a year or two to understand how our bodies react to different foods.
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That doesn't sound like dumping to me. As Kim said, you can not dump from meat, cheese, etc. To me, it sounds more like a little too much food at a time. I get the heart-racing thing sometimes too and it always seems to happen if I have done one bite too many.
Karen
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Dumping is permanent for me. If I eat too much sugar, I feel like I am having a heart attack for about 30 minutes. Then sometimes diarrhea after that.
What you are having is probably from eating too much. It could also be some kind of psychological reaction to thinking that you might dump. I remember early out being very afraid that I would dump if I ate one taste of the wrong thing. I would sweat and feel ill just from thinking about the food. Definitely was psychological for me.
Later I realized that I was lactose intolerant after surgery and get very sick from even small amount of a food with milk.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
My surgeon's plan didn't alllow a full diet until week 9 so I hadn't tried any of that stuff at two months. If you haven't had any sugarey foods yet (good for you!) you can't know if you dum*****t. As others have stated, dumping is a direct result of too much sugar hitting the intestines all at once.
Unfortunately, at 5+ years out, I dump worse than I did in the beginning. The good thing about dumping though is that it can be easily avoided by simply not consuming sugar. I'm not saying I never have a bite of something sweet but I've learned to have just that - a bite. Maybe two or three. But that's it. Because no matter how good it tastes, nothing is worth dumping over. Or the reactive hypoglycemia that inevitably follows.
good luck in your journey; it seems all of our bodies have very individual boundaries=)
As others have mentioned, you're not technically dumping -- you just have a delicate stomach right now. Whatever it's called, it stinks, but in my personal experience it does get better as you get further out. You might always have a food or two that give you problems but you should come out of the woods eventually.