It occurs when solid food is discharged into the small intestine without being digested. Dumping syndrome causes sweating, cramps, heart palpitations, dizziness, and eventually diarrhea. The cause of dumping syndrome is not entirely clear, but it is related to the size of the stomach and poor nutrition following gastric bypass surgery. It can be divided into the categories of early and late. Early dumping syndrome generally occurs half an hour to an hour after eating. Late dumping syndrome occurs later in reaction to hypoglycemia and can cause fainting and loss of consciousness. Treatment for dumping syndrome involves modifying your diet by limiting simple carbohydrates and increasing protein and fat, dividing calories into smaller meals, and lying down after meals when possible (18, gastric bypass
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