Dumping syndrome?: Dumping syndrome implies bolus emptying of the stomach into the duodenum with associated release of digestive hormones & insulin. Metabolic, motility, anatomic (shunts of upper GI tract), & iatrogenic (drug side effects) factors are causative. Symptoms: flushing, sweating, dizziness, weakness, hypovolemia, passing out. Consider also gastro-colic reflex as seen in some Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
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