susie0915 wrote:My potassium was always low as well. I know those pills are huge, but there is a powder you can drink but tastes awful. It's good to keep a journal of side effects as a lower dosage can be done. My xeloda was lowered 2-3 times due to diarrhea and I think the oxi was lowered once. Diarrhea was my biggest issue, but I think it was compounded because my ileo was reversed early. I don't know if you notice any difference in the output of your bag, but stay hydrated. I went in a couple times for hydration IVs as well.
NHMike wrote:susie0915 wrote:My potassium was always low as well. I know those pills are huge, but there is a powder you can drink but tastes awful. It's good to keep a journal of side effects as a lower dosage can be done. My xeloda was lowered 2-3 times due to diarrhea and I think the oxi was lowered once. Diarrhea was my biggest issue, but I think it was compounded because my ileo was reversed early. I don't know if you notice any difference in the output of your bag, but stay hydrated. I went in a couple times for hydration IVs as well.
My bag is more watery for the first week. Potatoes and sweet potatoes help quite a bit firming it up. The third week it's actually quite firm - maybe even a bit more than I want it to be. The potatoes work a lot better than the fiber supplements.
There are sports supplement pulls that taste okay but they're relatively pricey and don't have the potency of the stuff that you can get at Whole Foods (which can also be pricey).
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