Dumping

[kisersassy 369]

what do you do if you pass out from dumping ssyndrome. I think I am experiencing right now and it is scaring me

[Cheryl Barfoot 69]

try to land somewhere soft! it will pass

[worm2872 635]

MY friend lays flat on her back until it passes. She says it seems to help. Be careful!

[jodimc 117]

Lay down on your back or left side and elevate your feet. That will help the blood get to your brain so you don't pass out. A cold rag on the head/face/back of neck may help. Point a fan on your face as well.

[Lebim 381]

what do you do if you pass out from dumping ssyndrome. I think I am experiencing right now and it is scaring me

Dude I think this happens to me. When I dump I get crazy tired and I'm usually in bed and next thing I know it's morning. I think I'm actually passing out

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary 6/11/2012

[DLCoggin 1,788]

As far as I know, actually passing out from dumping is uncommon. But sudden onset of general overall fatigue and shakiness are symptoms of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and are a type of dumping. I have experienced it two or three times. The good news is that if what you are experiencing is hypoglycemia, eating a little something with sugar will produce dramatic improvement very quickly - usually within 15 to 30 minutes. I had a major attack of stupid one day and ate some things I shouldn't have. When the dumping hit, I checked my blood sugar and it was 39. Ate a small piece of year old chocolate and within 30 minutes, I felt fine other than feeling like a fool. Lesson learned! You might find my post "Dumping the Confusion About Dumping" helpful.

[kiwiladydee 402]

Curl up like a baby and lay down.

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[Lebim 381]

As far as I know' date=' actually passing out from dumping is uncommon. But sudden onset of general overall fatigue and shakiness are symptoms of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and are a type of dumping. I have experienced it two or three times. The good news is that if what you are experiencing is hypoglycemia, eating a little something with sugar will produce dramatic improvement very quickly - usually within 15 to 30 minutes. I had a major attack of stupid one day and ate some things I shouldn't have. When the dumping hit, I checked my blood sugar and it was 39. Ate a small piece of year old chocolate and within 30 minutes, I felt fine other than feeling like a fool. Lesson learned! You might find my post "Dumping the Confusion About Dumping" helpful.[/quote']

Wait how would sugar help dumping? Wouldn't eating too much sugar cause dumping in the first place?

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary 6/11/2012

[DLCoggin 1,788]

Wait how would sugar help dumping? Wouldn't eating too much sugar cause dumping in the first place?

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary 6/11/2012

Dumping is often the result of eating too much sugar but it can be caused by carbs or fats as well. In my case it was a combination of sugar (soft serve ice cream) and carbs (white rice which is nothing more than simple sugars). Like I said, I was stupid.

Most folks, about two-thirds of people who experience dumping, experience "early" dumping which usually occurs anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes after eating the source of sugar. I'm in the remaining one-third who experience "late" dumping which usually occurs anywhere from two to three hours (or as much as twelve hours in some cases) after eating the sugar. Late dumping is strongly linked to hypoglycemia.

There are still a number of unanswered questions but the scenario is believed to go something like this - you eat too much sugar. The body signals the brain that there is a massive influx of sugar and the brain signals the pancreas to produce more insulin to process that sugar. The pancreas responds with a large amount of insulin. But since I've had a gastric bypass, the sugar passes through the pouch and into the intestine much more quickly that it would for someone who hasn't had a bypass. By the time the pancreas responds with the insulin and it makes its way into the blood, the sugar is already gone. The result is that your blood sugar, which spiked initially and then relatively quickly returned more or less to "normal", crashes in response to the big influx of insulin. Ergo hypoglycemia and the 39 reading that I got on my test meter. So by eating a small square of chocolate, the reverse happens. Eat too much sugar and you could trigger the whole scenario again. But eating just a little quickly raises the blood sugar back to "normal" and the symptoms of hypoglycemia quickly pass. The good news is that once you've experienced it, you're not anxious to do it again - ever!!

[kisersassy 369]

see I am not sure what caused mine because I haven't had any sugar besides what's in the milk and Protein Powder. the only thing maybe is the day before I had 3 crackers in my cream chicken Soup. other then that I have no clue everything is either splenda truvia or sugar free

[DLCoggin 1,788]

see I am not sure what caused mine because I haven't had any sugar besides what's in the milk and Protein powder. the only thing maybe is the day before I had 3 crackers in my cream chicken Soup. other then that I have no clue everything is either splenda truvia or sugar free

I'm certainly not a doctor but it seems unlikely that the carbs in three crackers would result in dumping. If it happens again with no obvious explanation, I'd call your doctor. Dumping is most definitely unpleasant but seldom serious. But it never hurts to get an opinion from the expert if you're not sure.

[Lebim 381]

see I am not sure what caused mine because I haven't had any sugar besides what's in the milk and Protein powder. the only thing maybe is the day before I had 3 crackers in my cream chicken Soup. other then that I have no clue everything is either splenda truvia or sugar free

Many people, myself included, cannot have milk. Any more than 4oz and I'm sick

- Kaylee Ann ~ Surgerversary 6/11/2012