dehydrated, tips?

Hmm... not really. When I had the stricture and was getting partial blockages I kept getting dehydrated and every time ended up in the ER for fluids. If your doctor won't do the IV fluids anymore, some urgent care centers do it - just call ahead. I tried an urgent care one time but they were reluctant to do IV fluids because they heard "Crohn's" and "ostomy" and freaked out, but once I convinced them they tried and then couldn't get a vein because I was so dehydrated. But you might have better luck.

Aside from that, make sure you're getting salt and not drinking much sugar. G2 instead of Gatorade, maybe some chicken bullion. Drip-Drop is an oral rehydration solution you can get at pharmacies (usually near the Pedia-Lyte). Tastes pretty good. But it's still more liquid. Good luck. I know how terrible the dehydration cycle is.

I feel your pain--I'm so sick of drinking that stuff too. Drip drop berry flavor is the only hydration packet that I can tolerate. I saw a dietitian after my surgery. These are some of the ideas that worked (a little) for me. Eat small meals frequently as you get liquid from food too. Increase salt and decrease sugar intake. Add a low sugar protein shake between meals like Carnation, which is good with lactose-free or regular milk. Or try a low sugar fruit shake with banana and Greek yogurt.

Don't be mad at your self, we all fall down, we all make mistakes, things may not go as we first planned, but we only fail if we give up. You can always better your best.

Now, from my personal experiences, having had both an end, loop Ileos, and now a jpouch here's my helpful list, number one, coconut water, one it's natural and two it was used as a sort of emergency IV during some rough times in war zones, as it's fairly close to our own blood plasma.

Also, could possibly taking immodium help slow things down and allow more liquids to be absorbed, a lot of jpouchers, including my self take this stuff regularly without any real side effects.

No one can sit there on a regular basis gushing down oz's of liquid at a time, so maybe we could try "sneaking" in fluids too, such as soup? If you have any Vietnames places around your area, "Pho noodle soup" I swear that's the best stuff around!

Don't be afraid of salt/sodium, us colonless need a lot more than the average folk and if you are low on sodium you're gonna feel it.

And finally.. this is a personal thing I've found in my OWN experience what has helped me greatly with extra calories, proteins and vitamins has been goat milk, yes goat milk, it's a lot easier on the system, I can't even really stomach cows milk. Throughout the world goat milk is actually consumed nearly as much as cows, as the goat is similar in weight to a human, has less fat, more protein and high in potassium which we need!

A toast, to your health. =)

Post Edited (Virdent) : 11/18/2016 5:36:51 PM (GMT-7)