Preparing for BB Surgery and Hospital Stay Tips

Water will keep you peeing, and enough of it will result in clear urine; however, for me and some others, it does nothing to keep you hydrated. You need fluids, yes, electrolytes, vitamin water maybe? I was using water at one time and still ended up in the hospital for dehydration.

So my thought is water to pee, flush you out, but get some kind of healthy drink in you, and I recall someone—maybe our member atraveler—listed a whole bunch of healthy drinks.

Perhaps he reads this and adds that list, because it's good stuff.

Agree... Doc said drink more water! So I drank lots! Blood test revealed I had flushed sodium out... doc called STOP DRINKING SO MUCH WATER! Was drinking 3 or 4 (16.9 oz each) purified drinking water bottles a day. Found my best hydrators to be watermelon, cucumbers, and my favorite, whole milk - the best hydrator! jb

Righto... the flushing flushed important nutrients out. Not good.

Thanks for the backup there.

Milk? Ugh. Dairy has been an issue, so I don't touch it anymore. Gas... and not petrol, but... gassy...

I loved milk. Just eliminated it for now.

Water for a quickie, but do take the better drinks. Just watch out for sodium and sugar content in these "hydration" drinks. For me:

High content of these changed taste. Foods were way too salty or just not right. Blaaaaah.

If you are still having skin issues and position issues causing wafer failure, I would think you're way overdue for some follow-up with an ostomy care nurse. Having the right products and combinations is key to getting your "normal" life back, being confident in getting out and about, and maintaining healthy, intact skin. 

It appears that those third-world experiences are not as uncommon as one might think. Also, from what I hear, be sure to have family and/or friends come to visit. Otherwise, you may neither get fed nor washed.

My Ostomy Journey: Keyla | Hollister

That is very helpful, Shamrock.

I am hoping for a better outcome for you, too. 

You advised Anne "drink water, nothing else" about 5 threads above.

We all know what happens with too much water intake. Advising "only water" was the operative statement.

Respectfully, incorrectly stated. Are you backpedaling now?

Well, this is why after retirement, I stay in California, next to the amazing Hoag Hospital. My "home away from home" for over 30 years. I've had a dozen surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and my colostomy. The facilities and staff are wonderful. In my darkest moments, nurses took time to speak with me, reminding me that better days were coming.

I have opined a few times already that we are all different and in different places in our lives with good and bad experiences, ergo the different ways in which we are able to process what has happened to us.

But, Shamrock......................................do not go gentle into that good night.