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Bariatric Surgery Program
 Post-Operative Nutrition Handbook (Gastric Bypass)

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Dumping Syndrome

Eating foods high in processed sugar can cause Dumping Syndrome in many people who have had gastric bypass surgery. This is an unpleasant, but usually not dangerous, condition that can include nausea, sweating, light-headedness, rapid heart rate, cramping, bloating and diarrhea, or any combination of these symptoms. It can last for several hours. You should avoid sugar-sweetened foods forever after surgery. Reading food labels is important.  

Even if you do not experience dumping syndrome, avoiding high sugar foods is still necessary to help you lose weight and keep it off.

You may use artificially sweetened products containing the following:

Aspartame, also called Nutra Sweet or Equal
Saccharin, also called Sweet ' N Low 
Sucralose, also called Splenda

Avoid the following foods for the rest of your life (unless you are sure they have no added sugar or are artificially sweetened): 

cake

molasses

candy

pies

chewing gum

sugar

cookies

sugar-coated cereals

granola

sweet rolls

ice cream  

sweetened fruit pastries

Jell-O (regular)

syrup

Avoid any food high in sugar or sweetened with sugar, such as: 

regular soft drinks
regular fruit drinks, fruit punch
cranberry juice cocktail
Ensure
Gatorade and other sports drinks
regular Slim Fast
any sugar-sweetened beverage

Check food labels. If any of the following are one of the first 3 ingredients, you should avoid using that food: 

brown sugar

maltose

confectioners’ sugar

mannitol

corn sweeteners

maple sugar

corn syrup

maple syrup

dextrose

molasses

fructose

raw sugar

fruit sugar

sorbitol

glucose

sorghum

granulated sugar

sucrose

honey

turbinado sugar

lactose

xylitol

levulose

 


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