Guest guest Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Hi there Our dietitian is away and something I forgot to ask her. I am quite careful about the kind of 'sugar-free' products propose to be. Is sugar-free paracetemol ok for our little ones on keto? Thanks a Mum to Harry (3) with Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy ...just started keto..a few troubles at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Hi a Sweeteners is something I have been researching the last few days. I'm having difficulty finding out the carb content of these sugar free meds - we've just gone back onto Epilim liquid as we wean our drugs and I'm having a hell of a job finding out how many carbs each dose would contain. I can calculate calories from the info given but not carbs (since calories can be provided in a number of ways as we already know). I've just emailed someone at Hopkins to see if they know. I found a link to a brilliant page at the Lucile Packard hospital in Cailfornia called " carb content of meds info for parents of keto kids " but could not access it, no sir, no how! Find out whether your paracetamol has sorbitol or something similar in it (that's what is in the Epilim liquid) and let me know and I'll keep searching. Sorbitol is one of several sugar alcohols, which do contain a certain amount of carbohydrate. Artificial sweeteners like saccharin and aspartame do not contain carbohydrates or calories. Ben has achieved ketosis easily and is not sensitive to little blips like forgetting the whole liquigen content of one meal - what a dopey mother! - or stealing a chink of chocolate from the fridge so I doubt we will have a problem with this Epilim but I'm jolly well going to find out for my peace of mind. Speak soon! Rose Toms - Mum of Ben (9) coming off Epilim slowly but surely and so far so good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Hi a Sweeteners is something I have been researching the last few days. I'm having difficulty finding out the carb content of these sugar free meds - we've just gone back onto Epilim liquid as we wean our drugs and I'm having a hell of a job finding out how many carbs each dose would contain. I can calculate calories from the info given but not carbs (since calories can be provided in a number of ways as we already know). I've just emailed someone at Hopkins to see if they know. I found a link to a brilliant page at the Lucile Packard hospital in Cailfornia called " carb content of meds info for parents of keto kids " but could not access it, no sir, no how! Find out whether your paracetamol has sorbitol or something similar in it (that's what is in the Epilim liquid) and let me know and I'll keep searching. Sorbitol is one of several sugar alcohols, which do contain a certain amount of carbohydrate. Artificial sweeteners like saccharin and aspartame do not contain carbohydrates or calories. Ben has achieved ketosis easily and is not sensitive to little blips like forgetting the whole liquigen content of one meal - what a dopey mother! - or stealing a chink of chocolate from the fridge so I doubt we will have a problem with this Epilim but I'm jolly well going to find out for my peace of mind. Speak soon! Rose Toms - Mum of Ben (9) coming off Epilim slowly but surely and so far so good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Hi a Sweeteners is something I have been researching the last few days. I'm having difficulty finding out the carb content of these sugar free meds - we've just gone back onto Epilim liquid as we wean our drugs and I'm having a hell of a job finding out how many carbs each dose would contain. I can calculate calories from the info given but not carbs (since calories can be provided in a number of ways as we already know). I've just emailed someone at Hopkins to see if they know. I found a link to a brilliant page at the Lucile Packard hospital in Cailfornia called " carb content of meds info for parents of keto kids " but could not access it, no sir, no how! Find out whether your paracetamol has sorbitol or something similar in it (that's what is in the Epilim liquid) and let me know and I'll keep searching. Sorbitol is one of several sugar alcohols, which do contain a certain amount of carbohydrate. Artificial sweeteners like saccharin and aspartame do not contain carbohydrates or calories. Ben has achieved ketosis easily and is not sensitive to little blips like forgetting the whole liquigen content of one meal - what a dopey mother! - or stealing a chink of chocolate from the fridge so I doubt we will have a problem with this Epilim but I'm jolly well going to find out for my peace of mind. Speak soon! Rose Toms - Mum of Ben (9) coming off Epilim slowly but surely and so far so good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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