I want to thank you for your videos! I don’t have an ostomy, but I still value your videos, because I’m a nurse. Your tips are very helpful to me. Keep doing what you are doing. You are an inspiration!
Hydration is very important! I’ve been so dehydrated I ended up in the ER, the other time, I got Noro Virus and got so extremely dehydrated that I quit breathing and had to have a breathing tube put in, and was airlifted to a bigger hospital and put in the ICU, luckily I’m better now!!
Thank you for this video. I’m a life-long Crohns Disease sufferer (diagnosed at 13), and currently recovering from Part I of a resection of my small intestine, due to a fixed stricture resulting from my severe recurrence of CD nearly 4 years ago. I’m only 4 days out of the hospital; and my ostomy is putting out about twice as much as it should. I’m drinking fluids like a BEAST! And, so far/so good. But your tips are helpful & encouraging. Ramping up the electrolytes NOW! (Even though I’ve already been hittin’ ‘em hard). Thank you!
Hi i from South Australia . i new to my stoma i had bladder cancer .on xmas day 2018. i was Hydration. when i seen this Video i drive to the hospital i had kidney fail. thank to this video help me a lot
Maggie, I love this video! You are so right dehydration is my number one issue I deal with every day with my ileostomy. My body also doesn't like sugar, lol. The electrolyte drink can have a lot of sugar. What I do is I dilute it with water. Over time I have a ratio that works for me. I adjust it from time to time depending on how dehydrated I feel I'm getting. I also don't drink all the flavors, some seem to taste more sugary.
This was so helpful to me im about to get a ostomy and i get super dehydrated easy always have and i didnt even know all this Pedialyte has been my lil helper for yrs. So im glad i can keep at it and that it will help thanks !!!
Maggie your videos are such agreat help.Ihave an ILLESTOMY and have to figure stuff out for my self.I am from upper michigan and the closest ostomy Nurse is 3 hrs away. THANKS BERNIE FROM THE UP.
Thanks for the details. Sometimes when things are "working," I forget to check simple symptoms and Bam I'll hit a wall (headaches, slow output, other issues.)
at 67, had some close calls with dehydration, it's very serious and when I get up in the AM, my bag is full, sometimes I have to get up and drink water at night
Hi Maggie, thanks for this video, I suffer really badly from dehydration it’s a killer, the amount of times that I ended up in hospital with a needle in my vein, rehydrating, is too many to think about, and your tips are really great. One of the first signs I now notice is just getting really thirsty, and I start off with sucking ice cubes made of water or juice, this is my big go to first, there is also a drink that can help with the electrolytes, it’s a little out there and a big surprise and not something to use all the time but maybe in an emergency, it’s flat cola! Please note this is only for urgent need as there is so much other stuff in these drinks that aren’t great, but sometimes can be useful! I was interested to hear you say that you use something that send a message to your phone when your bag needs changing, could you let me know a little more about that, please. Maggie a very Happy New Year to you and your family, I’m glad all is ok and I very much enjoy your vlog Lynne x
Hi! I’m from Canada, so not sure if you have these products in the US, but we can get sugar free Gatorade (G2) and Powerade. I usually dilute it a bit so it doesn’t have such a sweet ‘kool-aid’ taste. Thanks so much for all your informative videos!
hi, I love your videos, I also have an iliostomy, I'm from Canada and my hospital doesn't really have to much ostomy knowledge you had mentioned about an app on your phone, can you please explain what it does and what it is. thank you :)
Hi Maggie!! I'm with Lisa, what is that app on your phone u mention in the beginning part of the video?? Thanks In advance & happy New Year to you, hubby and the dogs!!
Can u give me some advice? I'm a ileostomate over the past 24hours I have had 2800mls and I've vomited twice yesterday. (It kinda looked and smelled like the way my ileostomy does just now) I have tried some loperamide. Also been having muscle cramps.🤔 there is a bug going about.
I want to thank you for your videos! I don’t have an ostomy, but I still value your videos, because I’m a nurse. Your tips are very helpful to me. Keep doing what you are doing. You are an inspiration!
Hydration is very important! I’ve been so dehydrated I ended up in the ER, the other time, I got Noro Virus and got so extremely dehydrated that I quit breathing and had to have a breathing tube put in, and was airlifted to a bigger hospital and put in the ICU, luckily I’m better now!!
Thank you for this video. I’m a life-long Crohns Disease sufferer (diagnosed at 13), and currently recovering from Part I of a resection of my small intestine, due to a fixed stricture resulting from my severe recurrence of CD nearly 4 years ago. I’m only 4 days out of the hospital; and my ostomy is putting out about twice as much as it should. I’m drinking fluids like a BEAST! And, so far/so good. But your tips are helpful & encouraging. Ramping up the electrolytes NOW! (Even though I’ve already been hittin’ ‘em hard). Thank you!
Hi i from South Australia . i new to my stoma i had bladder cancer .on xmas day 2018. i was Hydration. when i seen this Video i drive to the hospital i had kidney fail. thank to this video help me a lot
Maggie, I love this video! You are so right dehydration is my number one issue I deal with every day with my ileostomy. My body also doesn't like sugar, lol. The electrolyte drink can have a lot of sugar. What I do is I dilute it with water. Over time I have a ratio that works for me. I adjust it from time to time depending on how dehydrated I feel I'm getting. I also don't drink all the flavors, some seem to taste more sugary.
Maggie you are soooo lovely and you help me out so much with information like this🙌😘
This was so helpful to me im about to get a ostomy and i get super dehydrated easy always have and i didnt even know all this Pedialyte has been my lil helper for yrs. So im glad i can keep at it and that it will help thanks !!!
Maggie your videos are such agreat help.Ihave an ILLESTOMY and have to figure stuff out for my self.I am from upper michigan and the closest ostomy Nurse is 3 hrs away. THANKS BERNIE FROM THE UP.
ulcerative colitis at 20, colon cancer at 56, ileostomy then, and survived for now, not an easy trip
Thanks for the details. Sometimes when things are "working," I forget to check simple symptoms and Bam I'll hit a wall (headaches, slow output, other issues.)
Hey, GREAT HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Thanks! Same to you!!!
Sorry for my rant on that last video. I just care boutya!
Great Video. I am Not big on drinking but I will definitely try the Drip Drop.
at 67, had some close calls with dehydration, it's very serious and when I get up in the AM, my bag is full, sometimes I have to get up and drink water at night
Hi Maggie, thanks for this video, I suffer really badly from dehydration it’s a killer, the amount of times that I ended up in hospital with a needle in my vein, rehydrating, is too many to think about, and your tips are really great. One of the first signs I now notice is just getting really thirsty, and I start off with sucking ice cubes made of water or juice, this is my big go to first, there is also a drink that can help with the electrolytes, it’s a little out there and a big surprise and not something to use all the time but maybe in an emergency, it’s flat cola! Please note this is only for urgent need as there is so much other stuff in these drinks that aren’t great, but sometimes can be useful!
I was interested to hear you say that you use something that send a message to your phone when your bag needs changing, could you let me know a little more about that, please.
Maggie a very Happy New Year to you and your family, I’m glad all is ok and I very much enjoy your vlog
Lynne x
Thank you for all your help got bad
Health with having a ilostomy bag
Hi! I’m from Canada, so not sure if you have these products in the US, but we can get sugar free Gatorade (G2) and Powerade. I usually dilute it a bit so it doesn’t have such a sweet ‘kool-aid’ taste. Thanks so much for all your informative videos!
Diluted Gatorade is my hydration go to.
Thank you for your ignorance you are such a good person
Try Brawndo. It's the Thirst Mutilator.
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hi, I love your videos, I also have an iliostomy, I'm from Canada and my hospital doesn't really have to much ostomy knowledge you had mentioned about an app on your phone, can you please explain what it does and what it is.
thank you :)
Hi Maggie!! I'm with Lisa, what is that app on your phone u mention in the beginning part of the video?? Thanks In advance & happy New Year to you, hubby and the dogs!!
Maggie what is the app you use at the beginning of the video
Kellie H i also would like to know that and drip n drop x
What do you drink to keep dehydrated pls ??
getting my colostomy bag in a month :)
Thank you for the info
Love your videos
Can u give me some advice? I'm a ileostomate over the past 24hours I have had 2800mls and I've vomited twice yesterday. (It kinda looked and smelled like the way my ileostomy does just now) I have tried some loperamide. Also been having muscle cramps.🤔 there is a bug going about.
Have you heard of anyone rejecting stoma products due to allergy?
Hi Maggie happy new year to you. Hope you are doing well. I'm seeing my doctor in February to see if she will be able to do a refashion on my stoma.
Please i have to ask you something about ileostomy can you give an email?