I am dehydrated.

Well, I have had the worst pain in my kidneys the last few days. Thought I probably had a kidney infection. I went to the doctor, and he said I was dehydrated. I told him I had not been sick and I drank fluids. We went through my routine, and well I was consuming too much protein in a 24 hour period for the amount of fluids I was drinking and it led to dehydration. He said when you take in lots of protein and little carbs you have to balance it with enough liquid so it doesn't strain the kidneys. So even though I was drinking throughout the day it wasn't enough for the amount of protein I was averaging. So be careful guys. Those fluids are more important than I realized. Oh, well, got to get back to work. Just wanted to share this in case it may help someone else. Oh, and think about me as I drink what the doctor prescribed. Gatorade. I told him that has sugar. I can't have that. He said to dilute it by doing 1/4 c gatorade and 3/4 c water, and it would dilute it enough for me to still get the benefit of the gatorade electrolytes without getting the dumping syndrome. Hope he is right. Otherwise I will be posting later about how sick I got. Hope not. Wish me luck. Fixing to drink my first glass. Melissa Taylor LAP RNY 1/15/04 down 138 pounds 277 to 139 (yeah)

Hope it works! Finally the info away for future reference! Smoochers, Arlies

Hey, Arlies Well, so far so good. I am almost done with my first glass and no sickness yet. It is so diluted it really has no flavor. So I am thinking the doc may be right on this one. It will get me hydrated but without getting sick from sugar. The pain in my kidney's has settled down some too. Of course, he said as soon as I began to hydrate enough to relieve strain on the kidneys the pain would immediately go away. So feeling better as of right now. Hugs, Melissa

WOW.... I dont drink alot of water either. I have never been a real big drinker and tend to sip only at meals. I have upped my protein too so I better get to drinking lots more water. I am glad you are tolerating the gatorade. Dumping is the pits. I hope you get to feeling better. Thanks for letting us know....

Thanks, Christine. I hope I feel better soon too because this has been no fun at all. It is as bad or worse than dumping. At least that doesn't last too long. My kidney's are not hurting near as bad but still in some pain. My mom is spending the night and going to help with the toddler so I can get some rest. She still gets up at night sometimes. My husband is going to take care of me. He is rubbing my back for me and applying heat which does feel better. I am drinking, drinking, drinking. I want you to do the same because you are doing more protein too, and I do not want you to feel like this. I hurt for a few days before I went to the doctor. That was not smart. YOu live and learn though, right? Take care of yourself. See you soon. Melissa Taylor