A patient who had gastric bypass surgery 5 weeks ago calls the office to report feelings of nausea,sweating,and diarrhea shortly after eating meals.What response by the nurse is most appropriate?

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Patients who have had gastric bypass surgery are at risk for dumping syndrome,which results in nausea,weakness,sweating,and diarrhea.These symptoms tend to occur after meals that include concentrated sweets;therefore patients should be advised to avoid refined sugars.Although this is not an uncommon manifestation after this type of surgery,informing the patient that this is common provides limited information to the patient and is not the best response.Reducing the speed of eating will not provide relief from the problems being described.This is not a symptom of a postoperative infection.

A Patient Who Had Gastric Bypass Surgery 5 Weeks Ago