Re: Well, she has pneumonia : Satnam

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Satnam,

I'm so sorry to hear about 's pneumonia, again. Had she

been regularly taking an acid-reflux medication while she was on

keto? Recent press releases indicate that when these medications

are taken regularly they interfer with one of the body's potent

protections against infection: stomach acids. By nuetralizing the

acids, people taking these drugs become more prone to infection.

Could that possibly be what has happened with ? I imagine

she has had chest xrays to confirm, but could it possible be asthma

that she is experiencing. Or maybe a chest infection that leads to

asthma? I do hope she recovers quickly.

Gretchen

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> Dearest Satnam,

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> Sorry to hear of Kristan's pneumonia. I do hope she gets well fast

this

> time. Do not blame yourself for Kristan's illness. I am sure a lot

of

> parents here will agree with me when I say our special kids are

simply more

> likely to get colds and flus that can turn to pneumonia easily.

has

> them every 3 - 4 months once too! I know of a parent who does

everything

> for her son and he got into a bout of pneumonia last week too.

Anyway, just

> a quick note to wish Kristan well and you, mummy, take care too.

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> My poor little Kristan has pneumonia again! This is the third time

> in a year she has had pneumonia and ear infection. She's on

> antibiotics again and is actually doing better this time around

than

> the last time she had pneumonia. She has her appetite back and is

> taking her bottle again and is playful too.

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> She caught a cold on Wed. and I took her the next day to the doctor

> who said it wasn't bad, but said bring her back the next day and

then

> that night she had trouble breathing and her chest sounded crackly,

> so I used the ventolin inhaler which improved her breathing and

once

> we are at the doctors she confirmed it was pneumonia again. I

almost

> broke down at her office, three times in a year, what am I doing

> wrong? She reminded me that Kristan didn't have pneumonia the day

> before she saw her and that it wasn't anything I did, her cold just

> got worse.

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> The only thing different this time around is that we are noticing

> smiling/laughing type of seizures when she is awake. They last a

few

> seconds. Any thoughts on why she is having these types of

seizures?

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> Satnam, mom to Kristan, 23 months

> Keto kid since August 2003 and currently weaning from the diet

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