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Dumpling syndrome?

rjbj

rjbj

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Wasn't sure what it was. I worked some cottage cheese into my breakfast routine. But that was extra so I don't know if it was the quantity or the content of food that did it, but after my first class this morning, I felt a little ill. Just a touch. I thought it was from projecting my voice and working my diaphragm, which was diddled with during the surgery, and today, early on, I was a little achy across the middle. But who knows? After class, I went outside where it was warm, and just put my head down on a picnic table and rode it out. I got a very mild case of the sweats and wanted to take a nap. And 15 minutes later, I got up and was ok. Not full blown dumping syndrome, but a dumpling, perhaps?
 
Is cottage cheese something you normally eat (pre op)? Your digestive tract might not have agreed with it, either for what it is or because it was more than it’s used to right now.
I haven’t had traditional dumping where I get sick to my stomach with the sweats and an immediate trip to the bathroom. I have had the sweats and racing heart after a few things, so I avoid them.
 
Yeah, cottage cheese is something that I would normally eat. I ate some for breakfast today to see what happened. Nothing. No idea what that was.

I also seem to have inadvertently arrived at "very full" today. Full enough that I felt like I had to get up and walk around to ... I don't know why, really. Explode on linoleum instead of the carpet?
 
It could be the beginning of the dumping syndrome. I never had dumping syndrome - but I am the unfortunate recipient of diabetic gastro paresis.

I’ve had “dgp for about 15 years. I’m a 29 year insulin dependent diabetic. I’ve thrown up so much they had to go in a repair a large part of my esophagus and the backs of my teeth.

The gastric bypass was supposed to eliminate all of that for me. Well, it didn’t. There are times I can feel an “episode” coming on. Nothing I can do to stop it - I just have to ride it out.

Before bypass surgery my “record” for consecutive days of throwing up 15. Yes I literally threw up for half a month. Some episodes may end in a few hours, days, but not weeks. They had me on a feeding tube - it was coming out faster than it was going in. I was hospitalized multiple times for it.

For anyone who doesn’t know what DGP is - the flap that lets food out of your stomach to be removed as waste. Well for lifetime insulin dependent people - that flap can be paralyzed. Meaning a normal person could eat toast for breakfast and 4-5 hours later it’s gone. For diabetics with DGP - toast can still be seen and still look like toast DAYS later. It causes all kinds of gastric issues. They say it can be corrected by using a pacemaker to be set to send electrical impulses to the flap to help it open.

This is one of the main reasons I had Gastric Bypass. My body still reacts to certain foods like it did before surgery. It doesn’t last long at all - but I know what foods I have issues with, so I avoid it as much as possible.
 
Did you eat 4% cottage cheese? I LOVE cottage cheese but I now have to get low fat (2% or skim) in order to eat it. The higher the fat content, the faster I get full. I also don't really get dumping syndrome but I do get sweaty and just wonky, for lack of a better word lol
 
rjbj said:
Wasn't sure what it was. I worked some cottage cheese into my breakfast routine. But that was extra so I don't know if it was the quantity or the content of food that did it, but after my first class this morning, I felt a little ill. Just a touch. I thought it was from projecting my voice and working my diaphragm, which was diddled with during the surgery, and today, early on, I was a little achy across the middle. But who knows? After class, I went outside where it was warm, and just put my head down on a picnic table and rode it out. I got a very mild case of the sweats and wanted to take a nap. And 15 minutes later, I got up and was ok. Not full blown dumping syndrome, but a dumpling, perhaps?
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Omg I had to go back and re-read your post after seeing what your title actually said. Rotfl :p:D
 
So , I have lactaid cottage cheese. I only saw 4% at the store with that brand.

Today, I had my first stuck food. Happened at breakfast and I have not really eaten much all day. It was my mushed turkey vindaloo. Felt exactly like anything else getting stuck at any time, only now I don't have the ability to chug water to clear the block. I could not keep down my protein shake this morning, but have been able to keep sipping the clear/thin liquids. I took a nap. It was better when I woke up. :)
 
For some unknown reason cottage cheese is now evil in my post RNY world. Makes me sad because I had planned to use it as a major protein helper. I wasn't prepared for how difficult these food transitions were going to be. But... here I am! And looking for new protein helpers! Hope you are feeling better by the time you read this. Having the feeling that something is stuck is horrid!
 
It happened again today with my turkey concoction. Took a looooong nap to sleep through it, which worked. I am also gonna do thick fluids for a while; I heard that having a stuck turkey concoction can cause inflammation that restricts food from going into the pouch. So, gonna give it time to get better. The big problem was not being able to drink enough water and missing those targets today. There's always tomorrow, and anyway I feel alright.
 
Meat can be a bit difficult in the early stages. I did not eat any during my puree phase; blended meat is not for me lol So you might want to skip it for a few days and try again. Also, even though it's already pureed, make sure it is as smooth as possible before you swallow it. You can also slow your eating down (even further than you already have). Puree is still thicker than liquid. So, it takes more effort to digest, from first swallow all the way down and it can fill you up faster.

It's a process and you will figure it out. In the meantime, don't be too hard on yourself if you miss your goals. Do the best you can. I was told as long as I was getting at least 48 of protein and water, I could try for 80 and 64 tomorrow.
 
My dietician suggested eating the Gerber meat sticks. They have less sodium than the Vienna sausages and so for. They can be mashed with the tongue. It also gives you the chewing that a lot of people miss.

I keep a jar of 2 and f them handy even now. They taste better than Vienna weenies.

Experiment with other foods that can be eaten during the puréed stage. I was told as long as I could mash it with my tongue- I could eat it.
This included soups with small chunks in them as well.
 
So, my roommate and I got out of the house for a night, heading to a hotel down by the beach at Atlantic City. (Not a casino, lol.) It was nice, but in preparation for being out of the house and cooking, I tested mushed egg whites. It did not go too well, and by the end of the day had missed all of my protein/liquid targets except for the vitamin one. I seem to be ok, and I will be much more liquid based today, just to make sure I'm not becoming jerky. Well, jerkier than I am already.
 
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