St Mark's electrolyte solution

ShainyMember

For those with pouches/ileostomys, as we all know too much liquid output causes dehydration, and drinking more water can make you even more dehydrated as it flushes out all the salt and nutrients you need to absorb.

I'm not sure if its been mentioned on here, but I have been given a very useful recipe from my hospital to make at home an electrolyte solution.

You just need glucose powder, sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride (salt). All these can be obtained from a health store/supermarket.

When you are dehydrated you can drink as much of this as you want and cut down on other fluids which dehydrate you further.

you need to add 20g glucose, 2.5g sodium bicarbonate and 3.5g of sodium chloride to 1 litre of water, mix it well and best to keep in the fridge. it should be discarded after 24 hours.

http://www.gloshospitals.nhs.u...eaflets/GHPI0247.pdf

6/17/141:10 PM

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Scott FMember

This is certainly right for severe diarrhea, and is a near-miracle for dehydration in children, but it creates a bit of a problem for folks trying to limit their carbohydrates. It takes an awful lot of water consumption to cause electrolyte problems, so it may be best not to overdo it.

6/17/147:20 PM

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AllisonMember

Thank you for this. I suffer from dehydration because of diarrhea and I don't agree with Scott that it takes an awful lot of water to cause electrolyte problems. If you have chronic diarrhea, drinking water is the worst thing for you. Thankfully I have found pedialyte works for me and has saved me from going to the ER for dehydration after fainting in the past.

I think those of us with diarrhea need to pay attention to our electrolytes and ensure that we eat enough salt and things needed to keep us in balance. It can happen fast so I sip pedialyte and have had success thankfully but I will try this solution as well.

Thanks for the tip!

6/19/149:41 PM

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Scott FMember

If you've got severe diarrhea, replacing the electrolytes is a fine idea, and the sugar helps the water get absorbed, at least for folks with colons (and probably J-pouchers, too). Drinking water doesn't cause electrolyte loss, though - diarrhea does. The water simply isn't the problem, though it may be an inadequate solution when circumstances are severe.

IMO if your diarrhea is routimely severe enough to require elecdtrolyte replacement then you should be looking very hard for a better answer.

6/19/1410:31 PM

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