Cure for sleepless nights with an ileostomy
Remember when I blogged about my lack of sleep? I’ve been waking once or twice a night for the last six months since my surgery to empty my bag.
It was starting to really get to me and I was struggling to deal with getting up in the mornings.
Well I have cracked it! It seems it was all about the fizzy drinks!!
I have cut carbonated drinks almost completely out of my diet and for the last 6 nights I have slept through. I think the fizz was causing gas which filled my bag and made me feel like I needed to get up and empty.
I feel like I’ve won the lottery!!! It’s such a great feeling to sleep all the way through the night, I’d forgotten just how much it is needed!
I was told post surgery to avoid fizzy drinks but as I healed I drifted back into drinking coke or lemonade. I’ve reverted back to water, squash or juice and it really has solved the sleep problems completely.
I know things aren’t the same for all ostomates, it really is a case of trial and error. The best advice I had regarding diet was just because something doesn’t agree with you doesn’t mean it won’t forever, give it a few weeks and try again. In the early days I just couldn’t manage onions, but now they cause no problems.
But for now fizzy drinks are all a no no and Im ok with that as I am finally sleeping!
Love Sam xx
Yay! That must be life changing and isn’t it amazing when these things happen. Really happy for you Sam 🙂
Yay! That must be life changing and isn’t it amazing when these things happen. Really happy for you Sam 🙂
Brilliant news! So pleased for you, enjoy your new-found sleeeepppp! x
Brilliant news! So pleased for you, enjoy your new-found sleeeepppp! x
that’s great news that the sleep problem has had such a relatively quick and easy fix, I’m delighted for you x
that’s great news that the sleep problem has had such a relatively quick and easy fix, I’m delighted for you x