Dumping syndrome is most likely to develop if all or part of the stomach has been removed.

Dumping syndrome is most likely to develop if all or part of the stomach has been removed.

• A. Pancreatic insufficiency
• B. Chronic constipation
• C. All or part of the stomach has been removed
• D. Ileal resection

Answer: (C)

Dumping syndrome arises when the stomach’s ability to regulate how quickly chyme enters the small intestine is lost because all or part of the stomach has been removed. Without the pyloric gatekeeping, a large, often hyperosmolar meal moves rapidly into the small intestine, pulling fluid into the gut and producing symptoms like abdominal cramping, nausea, diarrhea, dizziness, and a rapid heart rate soon after eating. Later, rapid glucose absorption can trigger an exaggerated insulin response and hypoglycemia. This is why stomach removal creates the conditions for dumping syndrome. Other options involve problems like poor digestion from pancreatic insufficiency, bile-acid–related diarrhea after ileal resection, or constipation, which do not specifically reflect rapid gastric emptying after gastric removal.

Dumping syndrome arises when the stomach’s ability to regulate how quickly chyme enters the small intestine is lost because all or part of the stomach has been removed. Without the pyloric gatekeeping, a large, often hyperosmolar meal moves rapidly into the small intestine, pulling fluid into the gut and producing symptoms like abdominal cramping, nausea, diarrhea, dizziness, and a rapid heart rate soon after eating. Later, rapid glucose absorption can trigger an exaggerated insulin response and hypoglycemia. This is why stomach removal creates the conditions for dumping syndrome. Other options involve problems like poor digestion from pancreatic insufficiency, bile-acid–related diarrhea after ileal resection, or constipation, which do not specifically reflect rapid gastric emptying after gastric removal.