Leaflet Details
| Title | High Output Ileostomy Regime |
| Department | Stoma Care, General Surgery |
| Author(s) | Stoma Care Team |
| Review Date | March 2025 |
| Next Review | March 2028 |
| Download | A5 Booklet PDF |
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Patient Information
Introduction
Take your Loperamide tablets, 45 minutes before meals, and at night, or as otherwise directed. It is important to take these tablets before meals. If you are not taking regular meals, take the dose with a small drink. If you are in hospital, ask your nurse for these, as the timing may not coincide with the ward drug round.
Avoid fluids by mouth (except to take tablets), 45 minutes before, during and after meals.
Drink unlimited, but at least 1 litre of one of the solutions (see below) and up to 800mls (4cups / glasses) of other fluids, i.e. ‘Sports’ drinks. Avoid drinking water. Tea or coffee may increase your output due to the caffeine content.
Oral Rehydration Solutions (ORS)
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Oxford recipe 100mls squash ½ level teaspoon salt Dilute with water to make 500mls of water NB: if 'with sugar' squash not available use diet squash with 30g of sugar per 500mls |
Lucozade Sport / Isotonic sports drinks with ½ teaspoon of salt added (2 sachets) |
| May be more palatable if chilled | |
Diet
Eat a diet high in ‘stodge’ and low in fibre, e.g. white bread, rice, mashed potatoes, pasta, ripe bananas, smooth peanut butter, crisps, jelly babies, marshmallows. Remember to add salt to your food or when cooking (1 teaspoon in 24hrs).
Contact Numbers for Stoma Nurses
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