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HarveyImig · 10-04-2008, 08:52 PM

Hi,

I had my surgery Jan. 2004. The last month or so I have not been feeling well after meals, I appear to be "dumping" after every meal. My meals are very little in quantity and healthy but yet every time I eat something I feel awful. For example, I had 2oz of peanut butter crackers and I had the rapid heart beat, flushed feeling, and then diarrhea. Just tonight for dinner I was afraid it would happen again so I ate only 1oz of chicken and 1oz of salad and it happened. I have lost 6lbs in the last two months. I am not eating hardly at all because I am afraid of dumping.

I take B-50 and iron in the a.m. and a multi and beta carotene at lunch. I force myself to eat so I can take the vitamins but no matter what I eat I feel sick!

Any advice?

niseyweesee · 10-04-2008, 08:59 PM

Are you still doing your protein shakes?? My sister who is 7 years out... does that occassionally if she doesn't have at least one shake during the week!!!

HarveyImig · 10-04-2008, 11:50 PM

I use to be able to eat 1 protein bar (if needed) but I am now dumping with that as well so I have cut it down to half a bar and I eat that half over a 30 minute period so I won't get sick.

Debz · 10-05-2008, 07:11 AM

I wonder if your stoma has stretched so that the foood you're eating is going into your small intestine to rapidly. Also, a small percentage of people develop reactive hypoglycemia post op. Definitely something you should talk to your doctor about...I'm curious to know what they say.

sherry7 · 10-05-2008, 08:05 AM

I'd call the surgeon ASAP. It's possible you may have developed an ulcer at the "join" site. Or, you could have a stricture. Or an obstructed bowel. Regardless of what it is, you need to see your surgeon ASAP. Only being able to eat such a tiny amount (and then getting sick) is abnormal when you're so far out.

niseyweesee · 10-05-2008, 10:13 AM

I agree go to the doctor!!! It's better safe than sorry!!!

Mike · 06-01-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by HarveyImig

Hi,

I had my surgery Jan. 2004. The last month or so I have not been feeling well after meals, I appear to be "dumping" after every meal. My meals are very little in quantity and healthy but yet every time I eat something I feel awful. For example, I had 2oz of peanut butter crackers and I had the rapid heart beat, flushed feeling, and then diarrhea. Just tonight for dinner I was afraid it would happen again so I ate only 1oz of chicken and 1oz of salad and it happened. I have lost 6lbs in the last two months. I am not eating hardly at all because I am afraid of dumping.

I take B-50 and iron in the a.m. and a multi and beta carotene at lunch. I force myself to eat so I can take the vitamins but no matter what I eat I feel sick!

Any advice?

Holy Thread Resurrection Batman!

I was just wondering if anybody else has had this issue?

bridgetgirl · 06-01-2009, 09:09 PM

How was the salad made? Dressing? How was the chicken prepared?

When this happens to me, and it does rarely, I go back to basics. Soups, Soft Diet then back to regular food. A week each at a time. Totally works for me. try basics for a day or two and if the problem persists, see somebody.

Phoenixfire · 06-01-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bridgetgirl

When this happens to me, and it does rarely, I go back to basics. Soups, Soft Diet then back to regular food. A week each at a time. Totally works for me. try basics for a day or two and if the problem persists, see somebody.

Same here. (But I don't think the original poster is even around the forum, so who knows if they'll read it!)

bridgetgirl · 06-02-2009, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Phoenixfire

Same here. (But I don't think the original poster is even around the forum, so who knows if they'll read it!)

LMAO I didnt see if this was from October. I hope the guy was okay and his issues resolved. I have been okay for a week, but 2 weeks before I had horrible nausea after I would eat, I would dry heave most of the time and barf too. It was weird, I was wondering if I was getting an ulcer ...... then it went away.

Weird!