Anyone get dehydrated enough to get high liver enzymes ALT/AST "having" an ileostomy?

Most of those things apply to j-pouch patients as well. They are problems which caused by losing a colon, not having a stoma. Anyway, I had 13cm of my terminal ileum resected and the only issues I have had/still am having are low ferritin and low-ish B12 - both issues for me years before I had surgery. I also feel more thirsty than I used to, although I have no clinical signs of dehydration.

No problem :p

My old hospital is conducting a study on the metabolic consequences of colectomy. I've been thinking about emailing them to find out if it has been completed, 'cos this is something I really want to know more about. The constant thirst bothers me, and some of the potential complications worry me.

The study, if you're interested: www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN76735966

Also the metabolic consequences of having an IPAA (j-pouch): www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424428/p

My bad. Somehow a 'p' slipped into the end of the URL which shouldn't have been there. Hopefully this link will work.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424428/

I'm trying to drink more and indeed I almost have to because the dehydrated feeling gets so unpleasant otherwise (but my urine isn't dark yellow/brown and my skin springs back when pinched, so it can't be severe dehydration). It's not just water you need to drink more of as well; you also need to think about electrolytes. I'd like to find out what that rehydration solution in the study contained - seems to be just a water and salt mixture, but it doesn't go into any detail.

I've thought about buying some electrolyte drops and adding them to my drinks. I usually stay away from supplements, because that's a bottomless well of money I can't afford to go down, but I do think I need to start taking my hydration (and bone health, but that's another issue) more seriously.

I haven't had time to read this article properly, but it looks interesting.

paleoedge.com/best-and-worst-electrolyte-drinks/

Drinking only water or too much can sometimes hurt not help. I was advised to drink other things besides water but nothing with sugar. I use electrolyte drops daily and also drink milk 1 or 2 times a day. I alternate 16 oz of plain water with 16 oz of water with electrolytes. I also read that the point of drinking milk sometimes helps because it has minerals, calcium and potassium ect.

Hi-

This also happened to me. It occurred after both my colon resection and my ileostomy reversal. My colon surgeon said nothing to worry about, and my GP said that this can sometimes occur from the anesthesia used during surgery.

Both times they repeated my bloodwork a month later, and all was normal again. Of course, always check with your Doctor's. I was very scared thinking.... oh no, now what! Good to see you are so on top of things!