Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone has experienced heavy diarrhea with your ostomy bag? I am recovering from the nasty Norovirus this week and had diarrhea for 3 days and also threw up 20 times. The pouch was filling up quickly and it was like pure water. Unfortunately, I also experienced my first leaking bag in bed through the filter (managed to go 10 years without one). Due to the watery/acidity output, I was changing my wafer/pouch once or twice a day. That was a challenge with my stoma running like a faucet. With our ostomy conditions, we need to be mindful that we become dehydrated very quickly. I was drinking Gatorade and water at a good rate and was unable to keep my hydration level up and therefore went to the emergency room very sick and dehydrated. After 3 bags of IV fluid, my potassium and sodium levels returned to almost normal. Scary that my sodium level dropped to 121 (low level is 135) and the doctor said it can be dangerous that low as it affects the brain and you can become very delusional. I am starting to feel better now, but I wanted to share my story in hopes it may help my ostomy friends if you encounter this virus. I hope everyone is doing awesome and keeps plowing forward. Stay well. Penguins7
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