Re: Ketones and ear infection

[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi:-)

Thanks for the card!:-)

Very nice. would not necessarily have ketones in his urine if he was

getting an ear infection. He can have an ear infection and never spill

ketones as long as he stays hydrated if he gets a fever and is staying on

his feeds.

J

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> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:39:54 -0000

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> Subject: Ketones and ear infection

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> I know this is getting old, but since I am new to the whole ketone

> thing, I have so many questions. I checked 's ketones today

> and it showed that it was negative. I am glad for that, but I have a

> question. If I think he may getting an ear infection, would ketones

> show up? He has been very cranky, and I caught him with his finger

> in his left ear twice today. I am wondering if he may have an ear

> infection. Just thought I would ask if he should have ketones in his

> urine if he did have one.

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> Thanks for any help on this,

> Jodi R.

> , 20 mo., 14 lbs. 7 oz.

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[Guest guest]

Ketones are usually in the urine as a result of having no glycogen

storage. Make sure to request and read documents #H-26 and H-28

from MAGIC - which are documents that Dr. H wrote to explain ketone

spilling etc.

If your child can not eat food, primarily carbohydrates, which

convert to stored energy, then the body begins to burn body fat --

which results in the spilling of ketones. So the presence of

ketones in the urine means that the body has NO glycogen storage.

The problem is that your kids have no body fat, so it gets dangerous

the littler they are when their heads are so large in comparison to

their bodies, because the largest muscle is the brain!

Normally, children wouldn't spill ketones from having a cold or an

ear infection, unless it made them not want to eat. However, that

being said, I do remember that extreme stress/infection can cause

body functions. had a severe urine infection when she was 2

and was spilling ketones.

> I know this is getting old, but since I am new to the whole ketone

> thing, I have so many questions. I checked 's ketones today

> and it showed that it was negative. I am glad for that, but I

have a

> question. If I think he may getting an ear infection, would

ketones

> show up? He has been very cranky, and I caught him with his

finger

> in his left ear twice today. I am wondering if he may have an ear

> infection. Just thought I would ask if he should have ketones in

his

> urine if he did have one.

>

> Thanks for any help on this,

> Jodi R.

> , 20 mo., 14 lbs. 7 oz.

[Guest guest]

I don't have any " real world " experience with this. But as a nurse,

I know that an infection will increase your child's metabolism which

would increase their need for glucose. So if they have an

infection, it would probably be an idea just to check ketones to

make sure they have enough stored glucose to keep up with their

body's demand.

Beth