Dehydration symptoms?

[NicoleSW 78]

I am constantly nauseous, I was feeling better when I ate puréed food yesterday, today nausea is back. My skin is so dry and has been since surgery. Put lotion on twice today and you can't tell at all. I constantly feel miserable! If you had dehydration post op, what symptoms were you seeing and what was the outcome (did you need IV fluids, etc.)

[James Marusek 5,244]

One of the symptoms of dehydration is your skin loses its moisture. I developed very fine wrinkles on my face. They made me look like I was 100 years old. Dehydration can also cause Constipation.< /p>

The best solution is to ensure that you are taking the prescribed amount of fluids each day. A product called Bio-Oil (available at CVS) can help take the wrinkles out. An apple each night before you go to bed can help with constipation but you must eat the skin of the apple.

[ladylace 6]

Yes i experience it...dark urine.. fatigue..n just crapy..definitely need Fluid Protein Drink with Water ,propel zero, g2, Vitamin water zero,power aide zero, also smart water is what i try drink regular basis...somet mes i don't get enuf..like today ..smh I'm almost 3 weeks out

[erp 2,016]

I am constantly nauseous, I was feeling better when I ate puréed food yesterday, today nausea is back. My skin is so dry and has been since surgery. Put lotion on twice today and you can't tell at all. I constantly feel miserable! If you had dehydration post op, what symptoms were you seeing and what was the outcome (did you need IV fluids, etc.)

I easily dehydrate now even at almost 2 years out. My only advice is to schedule your liquids. In the beginning, everyone is so focused on Protein but it is dehydration that will land you in the hospital.

[smiley922 447]

I feel crappy and weak, darker urine, but the one that tells me to get busy drinking, is my veins all flatten out in my hands.

[Elizajane514 5]

If I ever feel nausea, my go to has become water... It makes such a difference! Protein and water! I'm just over 30 days out.

[NicoleSW 78]

They're doing a swallow study on Monday. They're thinking I have a stricture.

[mrsbailey921 117]

i struggled with severe dehydration for the first week post op because i breastfeed my daughter, and breastfeeding uses a LOT of Water from the body.

my symptoms were Constipation, VERY dark, smelly urine, only being able to output tiny amounts of urine, sticky, chapped lips and when i would yawn, i was making no tears. i felt exhausted, sick and just all around nasty. since i suffer from dry skin due to a thyroid issue, that wasn't a telltale sign for me.

the way i was able to handle my dehydration was by testing my sleeve for liquid input. i was sipping sooooo slowly and it wasn't helping me at all...no matter how many hours i sipped. i was just so thirsty still. so one day i just sipped, and sipped and sipped a bit quicker until i felt "full". i was able to get down nearly 4 ounces of Fluid before i got the full (NOT OVERfull but just FULL) feeling! that was 4 days out of surgery! i spoke to my surgeon about it and he explained that some people indeed can drink large amounts of Fluid post surgery. i am one of those people so i have to be mindful of that by drinking only low/no calorie liquids. i just finished my Protein drink within an hour--8 ounces of fluid. and i do not feel full--i feel satisfied.

that is the only way i could handle my dehydration. by drinking larger amounts of liquid than probably most others can. i drink AT LEAST 2 bottles of plain Water daily. at least two 8 ounce Protein shakes with Lactaid milk, at least 1 cup of plain fat free milk daily and i also drink at least 4 ounces of a lightly sweetened (i only use real sugar no fakies) drink such as snapple white tea LIGHTLY sweetened or cut apple juice. i do this to help give me energy boosts when i know my breastfeeding is taking a toll on me. i try to do this twice a day for energy but the milk is so good it's rare that i have to. so usually i will just have 4 ounces of a lightly sweetened clear liquid (NO soda! YAY!!!).

i can get down all of this liquid and still fit in 2-3 very small meals of either Soup or watered down food (nope it doesn't bother me to make meals into soup). and i feel evenly satisfied all day.

i'm down almost 17 pounds since surgery 12? days ago...this is a lifestyle i can definitely keep up with liquids wise. i HAVE to have alot of liquids or i get very sick very quickly.

[ready to get this show on 7]

Mine is chapped lips and i constantly stay on the cusp of dehydration 10 days out.