Glucerna & Diarrhea
UpdatedMy disabled diabetic son recently stopped eating orally and is now given Glucerna through the G tube. He is having diarrhrea several times a day. Does anyone have a solution?
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My mother has diarrhea and has had some vomiting, plus is diabetic. Is it safe to drink glucerna?
Keep him on 24 hours on fluids check his blood sugar every 3 hours then start half strength feeds diluted with water.
Hello Sherri,
Do you know whether his digestive track has had problems in the past? How long has it been since you started taking Glucerna? How old is your son? There are so many factors at play that I can only really give some generic information, without knowing more about his situation I can't exactly say.
Under the presumption that the only change made was switching to Clucerna, it may be the type of artificial sweetener or the carbohydrates inside this meal substitute that is causing your sons diarrhea. It could be that his body is just intolerant to the ingredients in this meal replacement and perhaps you should discuss with his doctor whether or not this meal replacement is the best suited for him.
Please make sure that he stays hydrated as having diarrhea will drain him of his fluids and can make the situation far worse if he is not properly hydrated.
I hope this information helps. If you provide me with some more details I would be more than happy to assist you further.
Re: GeeGee (# 1)
My disabled wife started Glucerna recently... several emergency trips to toilet which requires use of Hoyer lift... multiple episodes of diahrrea... all started after she started taking Glucerna.
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