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Posted Yesterday 2:45 PM (GMT 0)
Hello,

My Mom is in the hospital and one of the things was that she was severly dehydrated and her creatinine for her kidneys went from 1.4 to 2.4 in a week.  The kidney doc stopped by last night and said that part of the reason for her creatine being 1.4 was some dehydration from her ileostomy and that she shold take sodium bicarbonate?  Any experiences with this?  The other part of her dehydration was very high blood sugar (she is now on isulin).

Thank you,

Beth

Posted Yesterday 5:38 PM (GMT 0)
Dehydration is a huge problem when you no longer have a colon. The colon is responsible for sucking the water out of your waste. When you no longer have a colon, waste moves much faster through your body which causes the dehydration. I am not sure what sodium bicarbonate is...it sounds familiar...
Posted Yesterday 5:41 PM (GMT 0)
Ok, just looked it up. sB is baking soda. I have no idea what that would do for your moms situation. Has she been on steroids at all? Prednisone in particular can cause diabetes. I hope she is feeling better soon
Posted Yesterday 6:29 PM (GMT 0)
I have seen baking soda before in recipes for homemade rehydration solutions, usually with salt and sugar (here's one http://www.simplyprepared.com/rehydration%20drinks.htm). Straight water won't restore electrolytes, and gatorade and such have too much sugar. Plain pedialyte is good, but it's pricey.
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