Managing Fluids on a Liquid Diet and Its Effects

I’ve had to manage the amount of fluids I’m losing lately because I went on a liquid diet. 
I am now back on solid foods and having the liquids as a supplement . My output is looser than usual with half of my calories coming from liquid. 
I’m drinking about 1750ml of fluids a day (750ml from the drinks of the hospital) and eating 4 small meals. 
Output is about 700-800ml over a 24 hr period. 
Just curious to what anyone else’s total output is. 
Thanks again 

Tom 

I don't measure in ml; I measure in cc's and average around 1,000cc a day. Sometimes more, sometimes a little less. If you are on a half liquid diet, then you will have looser stools and more volume. But you need to get nutrition, and you need to stay hydrated. Just understand that you will have looser output. Do you have an ileostomy or a colostomy? If you have an ileo, you are going to have more liquid output anyway, as a rule of thumb.

Hey there, so 700-800 is good. You don't want to go over 1200 CC of output. And to help with the thinner output and to help keep your liquids, eat thickening foods.

Thanks. 
I have an ileostomy. 

Thank you 

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Thanks for the reply.
Hope everything works out.

Why did you change your diet to begin with?

How much of your fluid intake is just plain water? You should be drinking around 2 liters a day. You're not far off, plus you will be gaining fluids from the food you're eating as well. All of us have to be careful with fluids and getting the right amount we need to prevent kidney problems in the future.

I have no idea what my output is. The only time my output was measured was after I first had my ileo and again when I had my temporary jejunostomy stoma by nurses. I have loose output and drain the bag around 10 times a day.

To settle inflammation down in my small bowel, I am on a liquid diet called Modulen to give my bowel a rest.
It does seem to have helped, and I have gained some weight back.

Just remembered I drink through the night when I wake up to go to the toilet. So my fluid intake is around 2 liters.
750 ml Modulen shakes, 750 ml camomile tea, 500 ml water.

Do you measure with a measuring cup, or what? I have never done that. Is there a reason to? Like, you have a pile, and it would differ from liquid or applesauce texture.

Hi missb, over time you can measure by the eye, and you know if you have had too much liquid output versus thicker, and that's what you have to watch because you don't want to lose all your liquids and get dehydrated.

Then you should expect more output and looser output. That is just how ileostomies are. I have an ileostomy and sometimes, well most of the time, at night when I get up to empty it's like tea coming out of my bag. It's that liquid.

I used to measure with a measuring cup they gave me two at the hospital when I had my relocation surgery. Now I just kind of know how much my bag is full and how much that is. You get the hang of it after a while. And for a while I would guess how much it was going to be and then measure it. I would be right on the mark too. So then I stopped measuring it in the cup and went with what I thought was a close approximation. But yes at first I did use a cup to measure it in a measuring cup. I have a lot of output that is pure liquid. It would be hard to measure something that was as thick as applesauce in a cup. I think you could do it but it would be a challenge. 

I was told to drink 8 glasses a day. I found potatoes, pasta, rice, pretzels, bread, and cookies (yum) thicken my output. I eat 3 marshmallows, 30-45 minutes before cleaning and changing. Little to no output. Easier.