A client with dumping syndrome experiences abdominal cramps, bloating, and diarrhea one hour after eating a large meal. Which suggestion should the nurse make to this client?

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Eating small meals and snacks throughout the day promotes slower gastric emptying allowing foods to be more efficiently absorbed in the intestines. Rest and staying in a recumbent position has been shown to slow peristalsis. Fluid should be taken between rather than with meals. Foods high in simple sugars promote rather than delay rapid gastric emptying.

A Client with Dumping Syndrome Experiences Abdominal Cramps, Bloating, and Diarrhea