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How much do people with perm ileos drink? And what? I know I need to be careful of dehydration, but they scared me about drinking too much at the hospital, and now I'm confused.

They kept telling me I needed to drink more to get off of the ^%$#@ IV, so I upped my intake massively; ended up drinking about 3 litres of water finally. They were pleased and shut off the IV. That night I had a MASSIVE blow out, mostly due to the fact that my output was so incredibly thin... So the next day they told me I was drinking too much! They said to keep it to about 1-1.5 litres a day.

I think I'm doing okay; my output is thicker and I don't feel constantly thirsty but I'm not urinating too much -- certainly not like before the surgery. When I do go, it is not bright yellow or smelly or anything, so maybe I'm okay?

They also told me to make sure that EVERYTHING I put in my mouth had some sort of nutritional value, so not to drink plain water, but to alternate multivitamin juice, sport drink, tea, milk, boullion... 

Just wondering what others drink and how much.

Gin

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OMG, I remember drinking massive amounts to get off the IV. My sister accidentally spilled out my hat full of urine, proof for the nurses that I was drinking enough, and I actually started crying......Sorry about your blowout. Yes, liquids will come out as pure liquid, but your output should thicken up over time and so whatever you drink will offset that. I drink water or seltzer with a shot of Gatorade and I aim for at least eight glasses a day. As long as your urine is pale and not smelly, like you say, it sounds like you're doing everything right. P.S. I'm pretty sure that dark chocolate I just ate has no nutritional value ;-) 

HA! I've actually been craving chocolate like crazy the past week; just having even a bite takes care of it. And I am eating well, just trying to get the drinking sorted. I don't drink too very much first thing in the morning until after I change the bag, just so I don't have too many dribbles while changing. After that I drink regularly.

Just so much to get used to again! Been just over two years since my last stoma; amazing how much I've forgotten...

Gin

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