Stomach bug

[Yankees28]

I have ckd, stage 4. I have diarrhea. I am drinking water to stay hydrated but is there anything else that I should drink to avoid becoming dehydrated?

Thanks

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

Yankees28,Having prolonged diarrhea might be a sign of infection. You should let your doctor know and see what they recommend. You are wise to not get dehydrated.

[Yankees28 in reply to Bassetmommer]

Thank you for responding back. Actually better now. It stopped. Haven't been to br in over 4 hours. No I really think it is what I ate last night. Went to a party and overindulged. Mixed foods I really have not been eating. Made some bad choices. I always find it so hard at social events. A lot of people just don't understand when you refuse certain foods. Especially when there are not a lot of healthy food options. But will not do that again as I made myself feel real crappy. I did take some immodium and that really helped.

[RoxanneKidney in reply to Yankees28]

Yeah we have to use food for fuel not for celebration

[Yankees28 in reply to RoxanneKidney]

I know. Sometimes it is just so hard not to make a bad choice.

[RoxanneKidney]

Rice water helps diarrhea.

[Conviva22 in reply to RoxanneKidney]

Yes and eating rice works wonderfully too!

[WYOAnne NKF Ambassador]

When I get diarrhea I always worry about getting too dehydrated. Check wit your nephrologist if it's OK to take "Imodium." He tells me always have some with me when I travel. Bananas sometimes helps, but not if your potassium is high.

If you are having diarrhea for 4 days or more, you should be reaching out to your doctor and make sure nothing else is going on.

[Yankees28 in reply to WYOAnne]

Thank you. I was able to take immodium and 2 tablets worked perfect. I made sure I drank a lot yesterday as well. Thanks