Hooorah for dumping

[emma-louise]

So do I try and avoid it hun but only with things I know are going to affect me . You have got to experiment with food or life is going to get very boring.
At my recent appointment where I was told to stop over chewing and concentrate on the more solid foods and stop relying on safe food I said to him that I havent done this because it gets stuck & I am eventually sick. He told me that to make this work I have to get over that fear and start experimenting. Things getting stuck are a reality of the bypass. I was really enjoying my prawn stir fry last night ..I've been scared to try it again because it has got stuck before. Guess what it got stuck again. I was so miffed because I was really really enjoying it too.. the dog loved it also as he got the majority of it . Anyhoo not giving up and going to try them again at lunchtime. Wish me luck

Frankie....I do think sometimes dieticans/surgeons mean well with their advice,but they really don't know what's its like to eat this new way,its very "alien" way of eating.
I get food stuck all the time,and it does make you fearful of eating.
But...you have keep at it and keep trying,I'm still experimenting even after 3+ years..lol

 

[femfrankie]

Thanks Emma & I agree. To be "sick" on food isn't pleasant and is liable to put you off the incriminating food for a long long time & I do wonder if dieticians surgeons entirely understand those "fears" that we have. I find being sick post bypass so much more exhausting and not as productive just a lot of frothing and straining.. It's plain horrible! For what it's worth my shrimp didn't get stuck this time round and for my main meal this evening I decided to stir fry strips of a wild goose breast which is a really dense meat. Okay I only managed to get about half a cupful down me but boy did I feel full for an hour or so but it didn't stick & it wasn't painful

 

[emma-louise]

Thanks Emma & I agree. To be "sick" on food isn't pleasant and is liable to put you off the incriminating food for a long long time & I do wonder if dieticians surgeons entirely understand those "fears" that we have. I find being sick post bypass so much more exhausting and not as productive just a lot of frothing and straining.. It's plain horrible! For what it's worth my shrimp didn't get stuck this time round and for my main meal this evening I decided to stir fry strips of a wild goose breast which is a really dense meat. Okay I only managed to get about half a cupful down me but boy did I feel full for an hour or so but it didn't stick & it wasn't painful

Totally agree vomiting post bypass is exhausting and my tummy does feel tender afterwards for a while.
I still find even now,one day I can eat something and it goes now great..the next day no way!
I do fear food at times especially when I'm out and about,I haven't got no safety of home if something goes wrong.
I also think due to my restriction still being tiny,I have to be careful not to overeat or I'm sick.

 

[femfrankie]

Ohhh yes and it's so frustrating when you do eat out and find that you can only manage a couple of spoonfuls yet a few weeks beforehand you had the same thing & was able to eat it just fine.... Also in a new restaurant I will always check out where the loos are, just in case things go awry!

 

[Yvessa]

I think I need this sort of restriction in my diet (although when it happens I guess I'll moan like mad)

sounds like you're very similar to me. The good news is that I do get dumping but only if I eat stupid stuff and play with fire. Normal healthy food doesn't tend to cause issues. I have restriction but my pouch seems bigger than others. I do however get excellent restriction - I can eat more though until I get to it. The bad news - I had to prepare to work very hard for every pound. The bypass is only a tool, for everyone. Some people just push through the dumping. You need to get your head around the fact that you've got to sort the head stuff - the bypass won't do it for you.

 

[bouncypanda]

I get dumping with my diabetes - horrible when it happens but thankfully I know the signs when its going to happen. I just hope that when I do get my op, it's not too bad or too regular.

 

[nicola1723]

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...14/sugar-guide-forms-sweet-calories-sweetener

Interesting article on sugars for bypassers, especially those of us who dump easily!

 

[femfrankie]

Interesting article.
There is also a program on TV tonight Dispatches: Are You Adducted To Sugar ...8pm CH4

According to my surgeon for every 100g of sugar we ingest 25g (1/4) of it is grabbed by our body to store as fat. No matter what, even if we were to immediately go for a five mile run that quarter will still be stored as fat. Don't know if it's true but it amazed & shocked me. You daren't utter the word "smoothie" to him either. Good whole wholesome fruit macerated into a fructose sugar bomb!

 

[nicola1723]

I'm just trying a new protein drink. It has no added sugar but strawberry juice and purée. After 3 sips my body feels like it's trying decide whether to dump or not! An odd feeling! :/

 

[femfrankie]

Puréed fruit is a no no for me. Did you check the sugar content in the nutritional content?

 

[nicola1723]

Puréed fruit is a no no for me. Did you check the sugar content in the nutritional content?

Yeah it was 4.4g per 100 so I thought it might be ok. I didn't fully dump but felt a bit woozy, so I stopped.

 

[femfrankie]

Sounds like it probably was a bit like a sugar rush. I have had this happen to me a couple of times in the early weeks but I don't get the warning signals now.

 

[nicola1723]

Thanks Frankie. It stopped when I stopped drinking it