I Think I Want Dumping Syndrome

[amytug 996]

Think it would be wonderful if I got sick every time I ate refined sugar! It's a major weakness of mine and i think this would help.

Remind me why I don't want rny?

[Lissa 2,631]

LOL at you!! Dumping syndrome is highly unpleasant! Do you really want to be in the bathroom with diarrhea every time you eat something your pouch doesn't like? It could be sugar, but it could just as easily be fat or spicy foods.

My understanding of RNY is that they leave a large portion of your stomach separated off from the main portion of the stomach, so you have restriction, but that area of the stomach is still susceptible to ulcers and stomach cancer. No thanks! Also, the RNY reroutes your food from your pyloric valve directly to your intestines, which means you don't have that pretty little valve down there to hold food in your stomach. This means that what you eat slides into your intestines before it's digested...which is another cause of dumping and discomfort. This also causes malabsorption of the Vitamins and minerals that are present in food. Yes, you lose weight, but not in a pleasant manner.

By contrast, sleevers typically don't have dumping syndrome and can eat small portions of most foods without worrying about dumping. We also absorb at least some of the Vitamins and minerals from our food and we feel satiety longer when we eat. We still have to take vitamins to supplement the food, but the balancing doesn't have to be as precise for sleevers as for RNY patients.

I haven't done tons of research on RNY because I knew someone who had RNY years ago. While she lost her weight, I'd have rather remained fat (and I did) than to have an RNY done after watching her struggles!

[Lauranbob Mc 94]

dumping is unpleasant. I have to watch every gram of sugar I take in right now. if not WATCH OUT. one good thing came out of it. totally got me off of sugars... I can still have sugar free chocolatae but only one piece.

[minniekitty 44]

There are videos people uploaded on YouTube while they're experiencing dumping syndrome... no thanks! It looks very unpleasant.

It might be a deterrent, but I wouldn't want it.