Food tolerances

[GiantsLola]

Besides dumping syndrome how do you decide if your body isn't tolerating a new food well? How long does that symptom usually take (hours?)?

 

[KristiLyn]

Good question. I'm 14 months postop bypass and I still find things I can't eat. Just the other day I ate a "carb friendly" wrap.
First one I've ever eaten. I had dumping syndrome so severely that if I never SEE another wrap it will be too soon. For me, knowing whether a food is ok for me isn't as easy as that wrap, for the most part. I have to look at the amount I ate and if I chewed it well enough. I've noticed that those two things kind of hide why my tummy is not liking something. But when it's a reaction like the one with the wrap, that's pretty clear!

Besides dumping syndrome how do you decide if your body isn't tolerating a new food well? How long does that symptom usually take (hours?)?

 

[GiantsLola]

Good question. I'm 14 months postop bypass and I still find things I can't eat. Just the other day I ate a "carb friendly" wrap.
First one I've ever eaten. I had dumping syndrome so severely that if I never SEE another wrap it will be too soon. For me, knowing whether a food is ok for me isn't as easy as that wrap, for the most part. I have to look at the amount I ate and if I chewed it well enough. I've noticed that those two things kind of hide why my tummy is not liking something. But when it's a reaction like the one with the wrap, that's pretty clear!

Thank you!

 

[GiantsLola]

the rule of thumb I was given was that foods containing actual sugars and fats will cause dumping. If you stick to the recommended foods in the right amount, you shouldn't have dumping.

I only had dumping once, after eating some chocolate, but I remember it vividly, as it came on as I was in a crosswalk and could barely get to the other side without almost having an outburst of diarrhea.

So, avoiding sugars and fats, and testing tolerance by sampling a small bite or sip, will help you enormously. There are so many other foods that can conflict with your new digestive system, so asking others to share experiences is a really smart move. Then, just test for yourself and you should be fine.

Thank you.

 

[GiantsLola]

I was asking more because I do have some digestive issues that I'm working on getting to the bottom of with my gastroenterologist. Usually I can figure out if something isn't sitting well but sometimes I'm trying to figure out if it's the food or something else. Unless the reaction is within about 30 minutes it's hard to tell. Last month I was somewhere that had nothing I could normally eat (I also didn't have an option to go get food elsewhere and needed to eat something). I ate some chicken cutlet pieces WITHOUT the breading and some of the mozzarella balls WITHOUT the breading. I did great that night, but the next day I started being off. Fast forward to a few days of calls with my doctor, clears and just soft food. In this case I determined it was that food I had but didn't know for so long.
I've achieved 100% weight loss of the excess weight and now we are trying to stop loosing and get maintaining. So, a few foods are being highly encouraged by my dietician that are also approved by my surgeon. I'm carefully adding only one new food a day. A new one for me was natural peanut butter in my protein shake or yogurt. It seemed to "sit" well but, made me full for a long time. So, I backed down the amount and split it into 2 separate meals. Still a bit full and my abdomen a few hours later was not my best. So far 1 part of a portion one time in a day is helpful.