Long recovery from diarrhea?

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Lain129 Asked November 2019

Long recovery from diarrhea?

My grandmother (90) with heart failure stage 2 and kidney failure stage 3/4 has had a diarrhea at the beginning of this month for a couple of days. No pain (only sore anus), no fever. We gave recommended food and it went away. Bowel movement is completely back to normal. But it has been over two weeks now and it seems that she hasn't really recovered strength wise. She would sleep a lot before. But would be up in the evening for a couple of hours. Now she is in bed the whole day except for two meals a day and visits to the bathroom.

At first I though she needs time to get her strength back but now I'm getting worried as the 'recovery' days add on.
I'm planning on calling the doctor tomorrow but maybe someone dealt with similar before?

Thank you.

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The change in your grandmother, although I don't suppose the diarrhoea helped, is not necessarily anything to do with it specifically. You're right to seek medical advice, and I expect the doctor will want to check her out thoroughly.

I wouldn't despair, though. My mother suffered a couple of minor strokes related to her chronic heart disease from which she took many weeks to recover, sleeping for large parts of the day; but she did eventually get back to a near-normal routine. It can take a long time.

I'm sure the doctor and your grandmother's healthcare team will advise on striking the right balance between encouraging your grandmother to be awake and mobile as much as possible (which is good for her) but not overdoing it (which is not).

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Recovery of any kind at the advanced age of 90 can be very long and grueling, especially with chronic health conditions going on (although I see nothing about dialysis in your post or profile). She may need some physical therapy to regain her strength, if you're able to arrange that for her. Her electrolytes may be out of whack as a result of the diarrhea........try giving her some Gatorade to see if it helps.

Best of luck!

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She hasn't been in dialysis at all, her gfr isn't low enough. I doubt she would be eligible for it because of her overall fragility. I will do so thanks.

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