What instruction does the nurse, who is providing discharge instructions to a male client following gastrectomy, give a client to assist in preventing dumping syndrome?

For those who are not aware, Dumping syndrome is a process wherein the food may move from your stomach very quickly so you will have bowel movements that are too fast. Some people are more prone to getting this condition especially those who have had surgery in order to lose weight or those who have had esophageal surgery.

The nurse should tell the patient that fluid intake should be significantly reduced especially in between meals. The patient is also recommended to be in a low Fowler’s position while eating in order to delay the bowel movement. In extreme cases, patients are recommended to lie down for 30 minutes after eating.

Limit the fluid taken with meal-dumping syndrome is a term that refers to a constellation of vasomotor symptoms that occurs after eating, especially following a billroth ii procedure. early manifestations usually occur within 30 minutes of eating and include vertigo, tachycardia, syncope, sweating, pallor, palpitations, and the desire to lie down. the nurse should instruct the client to decrease the amount of fluid taken at meals and to avoid high-carbohydrate foods, including fluids such as fruit nectars; to assume a low-fowlers position during meals; to lie down for 30 minutes after eating to delay gastric emptying; and to take antispasmodics as prescribed.