Now I understand what is happening to me.....my regular GP thought I was having a mild heart attack and then they found it was not. This explains the nausea, heart palpitations, uncomfortable chest/chest pain, giddiness etc....When undigested food passes into the small intestine too quickly, diabetic dumping syndrome can occur. If you are a diabetic or have friends/family who are, please read & pass on. //Although this experience is scary, it is not life-threatening. It can cause symptoms that may make you think that you are having another health problem, such as a heart attack, because it causes sweating, irregular or rapid heartbeat, and other symptoms like weakness and fainting. This problem can also cause low blood pressure, flushed skin, dizziness, shortness of breath, and vomiting, diarrhea or cramps. It usually happens about 45 minutes after eating. What Happens During an Episode of Diabetic Dumping Syndrome? When undigested food passes into the small intestine too quickly, diabetic dumping syndrome can occur. During normal digestion, the valve at the top and bottom of the stomach breaks down food into small pieces that that it can pass into the small intestine slowly. During diabetic dumping, food literally dumps into the small intestine very fast. It mixes with saliva instead of the acid that is required for normal digestion. At that point, water flushes into the small intestine to dilute the food. If the food that the diabetic ate was high in sugar, more water dumps into the intestine. When this process happens, it is called early dumping syndrome.//
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 02:21:03 +0000
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