What causes dumping syndrome?

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What causes dumping syndrome?

Surgical causes include:

  • Gastrectomy. Surgery to remove part or all of the stomach.
  • Bariatric surgery for weight loss, such as gastric bypass.
  • Pyloroplasty. An operation on the pyloric valve at the bottom of your stomach.
  • Esophagectomy. Surgery to remove part or all of the esophagus.
  • Vagotomy. Surgery to cut the vagus nerve in the stomach to reduce stomach acid.
  • Nissen fundoplication. Surgery to sew the top of the stomach around the esophagus.

Disease-related causes include:

  • Diabetes mellitus.
  • Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
  • Duodenal ulcers.
  • Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
  • Functional dyspepsia.
  • Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome.

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