Does everyone experience dumping syndrome?
Most people are extremely sensitive to sugar after their surgery, especially sugar that is added to foods. After a gastric bypass, foods high in sugar rapidly enter the small intestine (“dump”). This can lead to feeling of nausea, dizziness, sweatiness, heart palpitations, stomach cramps, and/or diarrhea.
Most people are extremely sensitive to sugar after their surgery, especially sugar that is added to foods. After a gastric bypass, foods high in sugar rapidly enter the small intestine (“dump”). This can lead to feelings of nausea, dizziness, sweatiness, heart palpitations, stomach cramps, and/or diarrhea. This problem can be prevented by limiting or avoiding foods with added sugar and eating/drinking at the same time. “Dumping” tends to decrease over several months as the pouch and small intestine learn to work better together. Although dumping is uncomfortable, it is not dangerous.
