So right now pretty sure im starting up another cold, ostomy has been straight liquid all morning when normally it would be nice and thick, should have emptied only 1 time but im about to empty again and that would make 3. my question is i drink green tea, i drink a v8 can with all these vitamins and what not..im wondering am i still abosrbing necessary nutrients when its so fast like this? i have taken two lomotil to no avail...whats the max i can take of those?
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Sorry you're sick, dg. You can take up to 8 Lomotil a day, or 8 Immodium. That amount will slow things down but make you very dry - eyes, mouth, etc., so keep Chapstick and gum handy. Pepto Bismol may help, too, as it thickens output.
can i take immodium in conjunction with lomoti? i have forgotten about pepto...if i remember right it worked well for me before, i should try that next. i just need to get over being sick so i can go back to the way the output was.
You can take both, but you should not take the maximum dose if you do, since they have the same action.
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Jan
Dg, how are you feeling? Has your ostomy output thickened up at all?
Apologies Lambie i just saw this pop up again, i had my ostomy reversed again on January 26th. it took awhile but near the end it started to thicken again.
No problem. I had been following your posts about your latest j-pouch adjustment. Hope it's smoother sailing for you by now.