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What Is Dumping Syndrome?

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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 o

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This video explains dumping syndrome, also called rapid gastric emptying, which can develop after surgery to remove all or part of the stomach or to bypass the stomach for weight loss. It covers signs such as abdominal cramps and diarrhea occurring 10 to 30 minutes after eating in most people, symptoms one to three hours after eating in others, and dietary changes after surgery such as smaller meals and limiting high-sugar foods.

Key points

  • Defines dumping syndrome as rapid gastric emptying after stomach surgery
  • Covers abdominal cramps and diarrhea as signs and symptoms
  • Describes early symptoms within 10 to 30 minutes and late symptoms at one to three hours
  • Covers dietary changes such as smaller meals and limiting high-sugar foods
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