Dumping with Fortimel

[Peterborough Guy]

I have just tried my first Fortimel, and literally 5 mins after a few mouthfuls I dumped.

I have some Actimel Yogurt drinks in the fridge and the literature from L&D say that I can drink yogurt drinks to get my daily protein requirements.

Do you think I can replace the Fortimel with 2 of these yogurt drinks?

 

[penelope1008]

No idea really Gary but compare labels see if overall they are similar if lower in fat & sugar worth a try but no doubt experienced post-oppers will be along soon to offer real advice.

 

[phatmomma]

If u have literature to say thatPost Op you can replace fortimel with them then fine. Could i suggest you try watering down a fortimel and drinking it over a longer period of time and see if it affects you then? But ring your provider and see what they say is best advice i can give x

 

[wizzbang]

Gary, morning sunshine,
If the sugar, fat or carbs are high on anything then they will possibly make you dump. Until you are a little bit more recovered try making your own drink from low fat zero sugar yogurts, like greek yogurt. Add some low fat low sugar fromage frai. There will be enough protein in the things you are managing to eat/drink for a week or two until your new tummy is a bit better.
It is very difficult to find things that you can have to drink or eat, very very difficult but it wont take long.
Weight watcher jelly made with semi skimmed milk is nice and gets some protein into you or even weight watcher moose mixed in with semi skimmed milk makes a nice milkshake.
This is a really hard stage, good luck x
Lynne x

 

[wizzbang]

Also gary, I used to drink about a half a slimfast shake a day. Full of vits and minerals and very satisfying. It used to take me all day to get through one but a few sips, then back into the fridge for a couple of hours then a few more. I managed it most days. They have three flavours I think, strawberry, choc and my fave which is a coffee flavour one, i cant remember what they call it.... senior moment here lol. Its nice, and also you can water it down with semi or skimmed milk if you like to make it into a more liquid drink.
I think that slimfast drinks are what saved the day for me when I was at your stage, that and sugar free jelly, sugar free cordials especially ribena and vimto. You can make ice lollies with the ribena and vimto too which is easier on your new tummy too.
Lynne x

 

[tesmaralda]

Make sure they have given you fortimel and not fortijuice or fortisip these re not suitable for post oppers. I was a really sensitive dumper early on becaus of a mix up in the hospital. The bottles are nearly identical. I waas told you could replace fortimel with slimfast as they contain all the same things as they are meal replacements. Yakult may not have all the minerals you need in. But if you are in any doubt check with your provider.

 

[Peterborough Guy]

I think I will give the dietician a call tomorrow and have a chat with her, I have a few things that I need to ask her about now.

 

[angelajoy1961]

Hi Gary - sorry I didn't get a chance to pop in and see you at L&D but my bus was delayed so I had to go straight to the Arrivals Lounge - couldn't find the duty free shop tho'.
Re the Fortimel, I was advised to sip 1/2 of the bottle over 2 hours as it is quite sweet.

Angela

 

[Peterborough Guy]

Hi Gary - sorry I didn't get a chance to pop in and see you at L&D but my bus was delayed so I had to go straight to the Arrivals Lounge - couldn't find the duty free shop tho'.
Re the Fortimel, I was advised to sip 1/2 of the bottle over 2 hours as it is quite sweet.

Angela

No problem at all, I did sip but paid the price for it, so tried it with milk and still didn't get on.

How you getting on post op.

 

[angelajoy1961]

I'm feeling really good thanks Gary, today so far I've managed a pint of milk, a yogurt, some condensed chicken soup made up with milk and a fortisip. I'm working on some more milk at the moment, but taking it easy.

 

[Jrichard]

Hi pg, I found that in the first few days post op I became really sensitive to lactose ( a natural sugar in milk and milk products ) and that caused me to dump. So I went onto lactofree milk and haven't had any problems. Apparently it can be quite a common problem and is usually found in things like fortimel. Hope that helps.