Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 Sue, As a parent whose child just got diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, I would highly recommend you take your son to your pediatrician and get a urine test. Is he wanting lots of water? I don't want to scare you but when we brought my daughter in to the hospital she was urinating so much and needing water like a drug. Her blood sugar was over 700 and we caught it before diabetic coma. Maybe it is nothing but just a warning to think about. Jen(3 yr old son PDD, SCD 2 weeks) frequent urination > This has been discussed before BUT- My son is needing to urinate about every 30 minutes- I thought at first it might be die-off or something but it seems to have been going on since May? yesterday at summer school his aide said he had to use the restroom 8 times in the 2 1/2 hours he was at school? He doesn't seem to be in pain and the urine doesn't have any unusal color or smell- Any ideas why this is happening? > Sue(9 yr old son ASD SCD for over 1 year) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 Sue - My son has been on the diet for 9 months now and we had the exact same problem. Zachary had been fully potty trained for a year prior to starting SCD, but began wetting the bed multiple times at night and running to the bathroom every five minutes during the day. It got so bad, I almost took him off the diet even though I feel it is helping him very much. I did take him to be screened for diabetes and urinary tract infection and both tests came back negative. It turned out to be a magnesium deficiency. I use WaterOz magnesium. I give him 1/2 tsp. every day and he immediately stopped wetting the bed. I had tried magnesium oxide and epsom baths and neither of these things stopped the frequency or the wetting. Some people have had success with magnesium citrate. I also make sure to give him his calcium supplement at least 4-5 hours away from the magnesium supplement. If I give it closer than that, he will wet the bed at night. The primary source of magnesium for people on a standard diet is whole grains. Some of the nuts on the diet can be a good source of magnesium but others are not. We still sometimes have frequency, but nothing like before. I think some of this is just related to the diet and/or yeast dieoff at times but we rarely have accidents when we supplement with a form of magnesium that Zachary can absorb. Hope this helps. Zachary 4.9 SCD 9 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Thank you for your reply- I have really been worrying and trying to figure this out! Where would I get WaterOz mag. supplement and also what kind of calcium supplement do you use? Many thanks! Sue Re: frequent urination > Sue - > > My son has been on the diet for 9 months now and we had the exact > same problem. Zachary had been fully potty trained for a year prior > to starting SCD, but began wetting the bed multiple times at night > and running to the bathroom every five minutes during the day. It > got so bad, I almost took him off the diet even though I feel it is > helping him very much. > > I did take him to be screened for diabetes and urinary tract > infection and both tests came back negative. > > It turned out to be a magnesium deficiency. I use WaterOz > magnesium. I give him 1/2 tsp. every day and he immediately stopped > wetting the bed. I had tried magnesium oxide and epsom baths and > neither of these things stopped the frequency or the wetting. Some > people have had success with magnesium citrate. > > I also make sure to give him his calcium supplement at least 4-5 > hours away from the magnesium supplement. If I give it closer than > that, he will wet the bed at night. > > The primary source of magnesium for people on a standard diet is > whole grains. Some of the nuts on the diet can be a good source of > magnesium but others are not. > > We still sometimes have frequency, but nothing like before. I think > some of this is just related to the diet and/or yeast dieoff at times > but we rarely have accidents when we supplement with a form of > magnesium that Zachary can absorb. > > Hope this helps. > > > Zachary 4.9 SCD 9 months > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following websites: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > and > http://www.pecanbread.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Thank you, thank you for this discussion on frequent urination. We have had this problem for TWO years, have had tons of testing, and my son's been on hyperactive bladder medication for some time just so he can spend some time in the classroom rather than running to the bathroom every fifteen minutes. I am really wondering if this magnesium thing isn't the real cause and I've ordered some WaterOz magnesium. Cammie, son Ethan, 8 ASD, SCD for six weeks (and starting to see great results! Stopped by school yesterday and the nurse told me he couldn't believe how much E. is talking these days!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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