Ketones again...

[*Star*]

I was in hospital overnight on Thursday to Friday cause I was dehydrated and I couldn't keep my sickness under control (I have hyperemesis).
They wanted me to stay in as I had a lot of ketones in my pee.

Well I checked my pee this morning, and my ketones are sky high again
I'm trying to concentrate on fluids, but it seems that if i have any amount of fluid in my stomach for any length of time i need to be sick.

i'm keeping up with my meds, but

 

[debecca]

Poor you

I don't think there's much you can do short of going on a drip in 1st Tri because you will be feeling so rotten anyway - there is a good chance that in a couple of weeks the problem will pass because you'll feel well enough to keep things down. What do the doctors say you should do?

Hope you are OK xxx

 

[*Star*]

well, i've had this with all three of my pregnancies now. this has been the easiest one.

the consultant (who knows me well), basically said that i know the score and if i'm starting to be sick again regularly, then i need to go back in.

he didn't say what to do if my ketones went back up again.

 

[*Star*]

can i take the rehydration sachets whilst pregnant?

 

[jennifer1981]

Hi Hun, i had hyperemesis with my pregnancy up until the 18th week. It was horrendous.

I too was hospitalised numerous times and stuck to a drip to rehydrate me. So i have all the sympathy in the world for you

My dr advised me to take rehydration sachets also. I didn't but only because i just couldn't stomach them.

Hope you're feeling better soon x

 

[*Star*]

thanks. i stopped at the chemist on the way home and the pharmacist said that they couldn't sell me the rehydration sachets as i was pregnant (they know me). so i couldn't get them. they just recommended me going to the gp.

i'm gonna stick it out, up my fluids as much as i can and then see how they are at my appointment on friday. been advised to drink lucozade as it's apparantly great for replacing stuff thats lost through dehydration.

 

[Bagpuss17]

You poor thing, hope things improve for you really soon.

 

[babymad]

Hi, don't know if this will help but i am diabetic and when i get dehydrated they tell me to have diluted orange juice, i expect you could have concentrated orange juice as you don't have diabetes and your blood sugars are alright.

 

[*Star*]

thanks. im drinking some lucozade as i've been told it's good for when your dehydrated. it is the orange type, so maybe it'll help!