Re: strong urine smell - Jodie, Jodi, Chrissy

[Guest guest]

Hello to Jodie, Jodi, and Chrissy.

I actually asked about this at a Dr appt a while ago, because I noticed how

strongly 's urine was smelling after all night in a diaper. The Ped

said that it's because we don't give the kids enough " extra " water.

Especially kids on tube feeds, or during the winter. Most peple are

thirstier in the summer, and then think to bolus tube fed kids because of

the heat. The air in the house is drier during the winter because of

heating, fireplaces etc... and kids actually get dehydrated more easily.

When I started bolusing a few extra cc's of water every couple of

hours, the strong urine smell was greatly dissipated.

Hope this helps.

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 2 years old!!, 20# 5.6oz, 29.1 " , Prevacid,

Singulair, GT)

[Guest guest]

I am assuming that all of you with the strong urine smell have also

checked the morning urine with ketosticks to ensure that the smell

is not the spilling of ketones??? If not, then yes, Dr. H told us to

give more water. We all tend to not want to give water

since it has no calories ... HA!!!! Jenn

> Hello to Jodie, Jodi, and Chrissy.

>

> I actually asked about this at a Dr appt a while ago, because I

noticed how

> strongly 's urine was smelling after all night in a diaper.

The Ped

> said that it's because we don't give the kids enough " extra " water.

> Especially kids on tube feeds, or during the winter. Most peple are

> thirstier in the summer, and then think to bolus tube fed kids

because of

> the heat. The air in the house is drier during the winter because

of

> heating, fireplaces etc... and kids actually get dehydrated more

easily.

> When I started bolusing a few extra cc's of water every

couple of

> hours, the strong urine smell was greatly dissipated.

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 2 years old!!, 20# 5.6oz, 29.1 " ,

Prevacid,

> Singulair, GT)

[Guest guest]

....you can add polycose to the water.and here you have water with calories..

tikva

>

>Reply-To: RSS-Support

>To: RSS-Support

>Subject: Re: strong urine smell - Jodie, Jodi, Chrissy

>Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:51:00 -0000

>

>I am assuming that all of you with the strong urine smell have also

>checked the morning urine with ketosticks to ensure that the smell

>is not the spilling of ketones??? If not, then yes, Dr. H told us to

>give more water. We all tend to not want to give water

>since it has no calories ... HA!!!! Jenn

>

>

> > Hello to Jodie, Jodi, and Chrissy.

> >

> > I actually asked about this at a Dr appt a while ago, because I

>noticed how

> > strongly 's urine was smelling after all night in a diaper.

>The Ped

> > said that it's because we don't give the kids enough " extra " water.

> > Especially kids on tube feeds, or during the winter. Most peple are

> > thirstier in the summer, and then think to bolus tube fed kids

>because of

> > the heat. The air in the house is drier during the winter because

>of

> > heating, fireplaces etc... and kids actually get dehydrated more

>easily.

> > When I started bolusing a few extra cc's of water every

>couple of

> > hours, the strong urine smell was greatly dissipated.

> >

> > Hope this helps.

> >

> > Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 2 years old!!, 20# 5.6oz, 29.1 " ,

>Prevacid,

> > Singulair, GT)

>

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