Intestinal virus with ileo

     I came down with an intestinal bug Monday night.  Thankfully, it was just confined to diarrhea, no vomiting, so I was able to avoid the hospital.  However, today is Friday, the diarrhea has passed, but I still feel like someone threw me under a truck.  I stayed hydrated as best I could by drinking Gatorade, Propel, water, ginger ale, jello, soups, etc..  I still have no energy and just by walking from one room to the other I become short winded and exhausted.  This is sooo frustrating to me, as I am active for my age, 67.  Ironically, I was at my family doctor's last Friday because I needed my blood pressure medicine refilled and just get a regular yearly checkup and all was well.  BTW, I didn't contract the virus from the doctor's office, my hubby had it last weekend .  Should I be concerned or does it take long to bounce back from these intestinal bugs when you have an ileo?

I wouldnt be too worried, but hydration is key. My experience is it takes longer to recover from an intestinal virus now than before the ileo and I think it is mostly related to rehydration. Though I am not saying 67 is old it really is clear to me we dont bounce back like we did when we were 20. So ones expectations of feeling totally normal (like when we were young) after the symptoms of a intestinal virus leave are perhaps unwarranted.

One thing I've learned with this really high and high output ostomy is that dehydration can make you feel sooo horrible.

Honestly, exhausted, nausea, headache, and more. You probably have some residual dehydration. When you get like that, try to keep track of your input/output to see if you are dehydrating.

The best drink is probably Pedialyte (or pedialyte Popsicles) or G2 with salt (1/8 a teaspon of salt for every 8 oz). Regular Gatorade has too much sugar and will speed up output. If the thought of salted G2 disgusts you, then eat salted snacks with G2