Dehydration question

mcnomore · Post by **mcnomore** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:13 pm

Until last Saturday, I always had an 8-10 oz glass of water several times a day, but it was going right through me and I ended up in the bathroom way too much.

Saturday I bought a water bottle that only allows me to sip. Now I sip all day long and I think it's making a difference since I am keeping more water in.

Can there be a connection between this and normal stools (not loose or d?)

Post by **tex** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:44 pm

Are you still drinking the same amount of water? If not, maybe you're slightly dehydrated. I have an ileostomy, so the rate at which I drink water matters (because I no longer have a colon to recover water). It's easy for me to become dehydrated if I don't drink water often enough, especially when working during the summer, out in the heat.

Tex

mcnomore · Post by **mcnomore** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:51 pm

Not necessarily more, just sipping every 15 minutes all day. I am just wondering if that is connected to better bowel function since I am absorbing more water than when I drank a lot at one time a few times a day.