Hot flash after food

[redhead_che 824]

I’m just over 8 months post op. And I think I’ve found one of “those” foods you react to funny no matter how far out you are. For me, it’s ground beef! I can usually get 3 oz of lean ground beef in before I start hot flashing and sweating! It’s intense. Lasts about 15 minutes.

Anyone have a reaction like this to any other foods? I’m just glad there are other Protein sources! 😂

[GreenTealael 25,377]

Sounds like dumping! Beef always messes with me...but I ate curry chicken once did it to me, and other dairy items (cooked and refined with lots of sugar of course)

Edited August 5, 2018 by GreenTealael

[it'sonlythefirststep 141]

11 minutes ago, redhead_che said:

I’m just over 8 months post op. And I think I’ve found one of “those” foods you react to funny no matter how far out you are. For me, it’s ground beef! I can usually get 3 oz of lean ground beef in before I start hot flashing and sweating! It’s intense. Lasts about 15 minutes.

Anyone have a reaction like this to any other foods? I’m just glad there are other Protein sources! 😂

I feel like that every time I eat. I do not feel sick or anything. I lay down to rest for 15 to 30 minutes then I feel fine. I wonder if my body is just working hard to digest.

[Frustr8 7,886]

Or its the rush, the swooshing through,of semi-digested foodstuffs, if you are a bypass( which I SHALL IN A MONTH be) you no,longer have a regulatory sphincter to slow gown things. If you are a VSG, instead of a football to digest with, you have a large hollow bamboo tube/garden hose thickness apparatus, so things can swish at a semi-breakneck speed also. We or our insurance " paid the choice" now we all "reap the whirlwind" and it the best of times IT is SOMETHING to get used to. How did I get so smart this soon? Reading, listening to veterans stories, empathizing, sympathizing and " there but for the Grace of God go I" in equal portions, and lastly a whole lot of love for All.😛❤😛

[redhead_che 824]

@Frustr8, it definitely felt like a swoosh, but I’m VSG. I really only get it with ground beef too which is crummy! Thank goodness I’m more of a chicken and fish fan...but it was on sale 😂

Edited August 5, 2018 by redhead_che

[Frustr8 7,886]

As long as you don't develop fins or feathers-'it's "Totally Cool!"

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

Beef is hard for me to digest as well. I rarely eat it now. It feels like a huge harsh lump and so uncomfortable. I eat chicken, turkey, pork steak, fish...

[Mhy12784 423]

Weird and a shame that beef would cause dumping.

What kind are you using? (96/4 84/15 etc) and are you making burgers or something? Mixing it with anything unusual?

It sounds very much like dumping, it's just strange that a lean Protein would cause it

[redhead_che 824]

96/4 with salt, pepper, and a “all purpose” spice I use in everything. This happens any time I try ground beef so I shouldn’t be surprised! I just thought after many months of other Protein sources (and a sale at the store!) I could try again. But fish and chicken are good enough for me!

[mjcclkwd 27]

I have the hot flashes/sweats a lot after I eat. I am 3.5 months out from VSG. Just thought it was a side effect of the surgery.

[redhead_che 824]

6 hours ago, mjcclkwd said:

I have the hot flashes/sweats a lot after I eat. I am 3.5 months out from VSG. Just thought it was a side effect of the surgery.

This was somewhat common for me during early post op too. If it continues, I’d chat with your bariatric team.

I only get this feeling now with ground beef so my team tells me it’s likely a food I’ll just have difficulty with. And if I want to avoid the feeling, eat something else! 😂