Question:
What is frothing and what is dumping?
— fantastic56 (posted on February 3, 2011)
February 3, 2011
Frothing, or the "Foamies" is when you have eaten something to
rich, or eaten too much. Your mouth fills with saliva. Sometimes you throw
up. Sometimes you don't. Dumping is the reaction your body has when you eat
foods containing too much sugar or complex carbohydrates. Because of the
re-routing of your digestive system, food is dumped farther down into the
small intestine. Symptoms of dumping include, Nausia, rapid heart rate,
sweating, dizziness, and possibly vomiting. It feels alot like a panic
attack. You can avoid this by eating your protein first and eliminating
sugar and starches from your diet. Also, watch out for foods that say sugar
free, but have a high, alcohol sugar in them. They can be worse than pure
sugar. Hope this helps.
— lesleigh07
February 4, 2011
Foamies/Frothing is very viscous - not just wet, it is gooey (at least in
my case). When I have had to relieve myself of Foamies, only this gooey
liquid came out - no food.
I do not get dumping, but I also haven't really "tested" my body.
Following my diet is what I have been striving toward. Dumping is supposed
to REALLY be nasty, so don't try to test your body after surgery.
Brenda : )~
— Brenda C.
February 5, 2011
Foamies usually happened to me at night. I would have box of tissues by my
bed. Sometimes it would so much that I would to get up and rinse out my
mouth after relieving myself of the foamies. It is gross, just thick mucus
constantly coming out. Eating the protein to eliminate it.
— Jrice423
February 12, 2011
I don't foam but I o dump and it can be very painful. Sometimes it feels
like the worst cramps or gas I ever had. I've felt like passing out but
could not and became so dizzie I laid in the middle of the floor so I would
not fall and hit my head.When it happens you will know; no doubt and there
is no way you will ever mistake dumping for anything else. Dumping does not
always happen right away either. It can hapen within 20 minutes to 2 hours
after eating something high in sugar and carbs.
— hubbyshoney
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