Tea drinking and sweet stuff

Hi SDT

I haven't experienced anything like this with tea. but I can say my tastes have changed since chemo/surgery: I never drank tea before now I have two cusps a day and drink less coffee. I drink beer (but not lager) now but less wine!

I do know that, as an endocrinology consultant once said to me, tea can "get things moving"  for some people. So I am assuming that it is quite common for tea to have an effect on the gut peristalsis/movement of some people. This may be what is causing the cramps/pain.

Sugar and easily digested carbohydrate will have a quite dramatic rise in blood sugar, as it can be absorbed quickly after an Ivor Lewis, this can lead to an inappropriate insulin response resulting in a low blood sugar i.e. late dumping syndrome.

I guess you are finding what the new plumbing will tolerate. I found that this changed/improved as time passed. For me a new normality established itself after a couple of years.

Are you drinking tea very hot? Or drinking fast? Just wondering because sometimes if I drink hot latte too quickly I can get early dumping. And too much sugary stuff can cause problems, but I find even nearly 3 years after surgery I still get random dumping. Good luck and kind regards Frank.

Update to this.

I found out that I was post-op lactose intolerant.

Quite by chance the Dietitian said to cut out lactose from my diet to see if it improves things.   Well I did and I was instantly better.

No more cramps, sickness, diarrhoea and have reduced the Gaviscon that I have been taking.

So if you are having similar post op ,  then try this or a gluten free diet.  Apparently it can change your 'wiring'  because so much is displaced and dissected/reconnected.    

The NHS have not carried out a study of this but the Dietitian says its quite common -  its a shame that the NHS can't do a proper study to see just how many people this affects post op. 

Take care all and always keep fighting.