A little confused

[clerkstar841998 18]

I was told by my surgeon that you do not have the dumping syndrome with the sleeve like you do with the gastric bypass, but I see a lot of people that had the sleeve say that they dump?

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[dede0314 356]

I do if I have too much sugar. I think everyone is different and responds differently. Its hard to say if you would react this way or have dumping if you have the sleeve but there is a chance.

[WantToBe 77]

I had band for over 11 years and I had it and worse if used sugar substitute. I'm scheduled for sleeve at end of month and expect the same again.

Edited May 5, 2016 by WantToBe

[WorkinOnMe 596]

There is a chance of dumping with any WLS surgery. Look a what it is and what causes it:

Dumping syndrome is a condition that can develop after surgery to remove all or part of your stomach or after surgery to bypass your stomach to help you lose weight. Also called rapid gastric emptying, dumping syndrome occurs when food, especially sugar, moves from your stomach into your small bowel too quickly. Most people with dumping syndrome develop signs and symptoms, such as abdominal cramps and diarrhea, 10 to 30 minutes after eating. Other people have symptoms one to three hours after eating, and still others have both early and late symptoms. Generally, you can help prevent dumping syndrome by changing your diet after surgery. Changes might include eating smaller meals and limiting high-sugar foods. In more-serious cases of dumping syndrome, you may need medications or surgery.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dumping-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20028034

Really, this means that depending on the person, anyone can suffer from dumping symptoms. I am a sleever and don't typically have this issue. I have eaten Cookies, brownies, ice cream ... pretty much anything. However, all I have is one or two BITES and that satisfies my craving. This is not enough to trigger dumping for me. When I ate a few bites of Pasta though ... watch out! 15 minutes after eating I was running for the bathroom. That was my only incident. On the other hand, my boss is 7 years out from his RNY and still has dumping when he eats too much sugar.

[Sophie74656 1,572]

everyone is different. I have the sleeve and have never had dumping, even after sugary foods

[smg 471]

I agree with all of the other comments that everyone reacts differently to high sugar/carb foods. Even though you are not "bypassing" anything with the sleeve, you are still going to experience a much faster "emptying" of the stomach than what you might be used to, and if that emptying of the stomach happens to be a high sugar food, your body can react similarly to what a bypass patient's reaction would be in that your body may make a mad rush to "deal" with the sugar it's just been hit with in order to dilute it. That is basically what "dumping" syndrome is.

It's not typically as common in sleeve patients, as our food still travels through the duodenum and continues to be digested as it travels, but it is still possible.

[JamieLogical 8,708]

It is much more rare for people to experience dumping with sleeve, but it is definitely a possibility.