NHS Trust Discharge advice after surgery on the stomach

surgery on the stomach. The symptoms may occur immediately or within a couple of hours after eating. page 5 They may include: • diarrhoea • a feeling of faintness or dizziness • sweating • nausea • occasional abdominal cramps. There are two main reasons for this. 1. After a meal, food moves rapidly into the small bowel and by doing so, draws water into the gut. This can cause a drop in blood pressure. 2. Dumping … ................
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