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Are bananas good for dumping syndrome?: Separating Fact from Ripeness

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Dumping syndrome is a common complication affecting up to 70% of gastric bypass patients, resulting from food, especially high-sugar items, moving too rapidly into the small intestine. This raises the question: Are bananas good for dumping syndrome, or do they pose a risk? The answer, it turns out, is more complex than a simple 'yes' or 'no' and largely depends on a banana's ripeness.