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Yes, I am sure it is a result of surgery, and probably the Nissen fundaplacation. Dr.s have expalined it can be becaause nerves are servered in relocationg stomach from it's herniated position above the diaphram. My surgeon was very experienced with laproscopic surgery and the Nissen procedure. Although he is very experienced Johns Hopkins Hospital is a teaching hospital,they use doctors who are in training , so I am sure they "practiced "on me. I had two top doctors reccommended to me. Maybe I should have selected the one who worked at the non-teaching hospital. I would certainly ask around and also see if they even mention dumping syndrome as a possible negative outcome. My surgeon did not tell me this was a possibility,. In fact never sugggested the possibility after I told him of my reoccuring symptoms, which are quite classic for late dumping syndrome. Also, afterward I spoke to someone who had the same operation, but had negative outcomes, he problem was diffuculty eating and she is very restricted on what foods she can tolerate. I hope this is helpful.
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I experienced dumping syndrome for about 6-8 months after repairing my “jumbo” hiatal hernia about 6 years ago. It was my second repair so they decided to reattach my esophagus up higher on my stomach to give me 3 more centimeters of esophagus between my mouth and my stomach. The theory being that my short esophagus was pulling my stomach up into my thoracic cavity. I of course also had a Nissen fundoplication. My recovery went very well except for the dumping syndrome which can happen apparently with any gastric surgery. I could not eat any simple carbohydrates in the morning without having to immediately find a bathroom somewhere very quickly. It was exactly like performing “rotorooter” on myself. I learned to control it by eating a salad for my breakfast or some other finer with no sugar on anything. Eventually I slowly lost the dumping over a period of several months. I should warn people who are experiencing dumping syndrome to drink plenty of water and monitor your urine pH. Diarrhea can apparently cause your urine to go acidic which can cause kidney stones. During this dumping time I passed a kidney stone (ouch!!) and my urologist told me that I had the lowest urine pH that he had ever seen in 40 years of practice. He prescribed slow release potassium citrate to prevent future stones. I stopped needing the medicine after the dumping finally left my life.