I’m new here. Just had my second surgery on Wednesday Feb 28th resulting in a newly constructed pouch, and a loop ileostomy.

The surgery went well, I had no complications in recovery, and I was sent home on Sunday. I was supposed to go home on Saturday but my output was too high to let me go, which leads me to the point of my post.

My end ileostomy was awesome. I never had any issues with high output or hydration. My output was always a very thick consistency and I only emptied 3-5 times in a 24 hour period.

With this loop ileostomy I have yet to see anything but pure liquid and emptying a lot more than I’d like.  I’m taking meds to slow things down and reduce output, which is working.

I realize my surgery was just last week and there’s an adjustment period, but do things eventually thicken up? Or is thick output a thing of the past? 😭

I also leak at night.  I wake up like I peed myself. Not a huge issue during the day. Some may pass when peeing, but mostly when I sleep. I wake up pretty wet. I’ve read this is temporary. i lift very heavy weights at the gym 6 days a week so i have a pretty strong core. I’m very athletic. Figured that would help but i guess not.

Do both of these things get better?