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Suggest Treatment For Ketones In Urine During Pregnancy

Hello.. My daughter is 33 weeks pregnant with her second child,she went to her midwife today and was told she has keystones in her urine which she has sent away, she had pre eclampsia with her first child should she be worried..her baby is breach and looks like another c section...
Fri, 5 Dec 2014
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Hi,
I understand your concern.
- Ketones detection suggests use of fat reserve in body for energy production. Once detected the condition can be prevented / treated by-
*Avoiding Starvation( having small & frequent servings of food./ long term vomiting,/anorexia.must be treated well.
* metabolic disease like diabetes- should be investigated for & managed as per doctor's advice.
- As for your concern about past history of pre eclampsia in your daughter's case- Ketone bodies in urine do not suggest anything specific for the condition.She has to be watched for any untoward sign as swelling legs, raised blood pressure/urinary complaints, albumin in urine.
Early detection & treatment form the core of pre eclampsia prevention.
Thanks.

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Suggest Treatment For Ketones In Urine During Pregnancy

Hi, I understand your concern. - Ketones detection suggests use of fat reserve in body for energy production. Once detected the condition can be prevented / treated by- *Avoiding Starvation( having small & frequent servings of food./ long term vomiting,/anorexia.must be treated well. * metabolic disease like diabetes- should be investigated for & managed as per doctor s advice. - As for your concern about past history of pre eclampsia in your daughter s case- Ketone bodies in urine do not suggest anything specific for the condition.She has to be watched for any untoward sign as swelling legs, raised blood pressure/urinary complaints, albumin in urine. Early detection & treatment form the core of pre eclampsia prevention. Thanks.