Sugar intolerance

[sugarhoney1]

I've just discovered my little boy is intolerant to sugar. I don't know which sugars or if it's all of them or even if it's artificial sweeteners. Anybody out there with a similar problem don't know where to start for help!

Well who told you he was intolerant? Didn't they give you any dietary advice to follow?

Same as Mrs
Did you take him for testing? How would you know he was sugar intolerant almost all food contains sugar?

How did you discover this? Sugar and artificial sweeteners are very different things.

Who told you this? Sounds a bit suspect as most things contain some sort of sugar or breaks down into sugar

Is it fructose malabsorption?

All carbohydrates are converted to glucose in the body

What do you mean by 'allergic to sugar'?

Sorry, intolerant of sugar.

I've identified it through keeping a food and toilet diary. When ever he has sugar I.e apple, fresh orange, sweets, chocolate bar etc his bladder goes into overdrive and he can't hold onto it, it literally drops out of him. Got appt for incontinence service and waiting for appt for pead gastro. Want to gather as much info/ evidence before I go to these appts so they don't send me away to gather more info. Any help appreciated, I feel like I'm in the dark

It can't be an intolerance to sugar though as other posters have said carbs are broken down into sugar.

More in keeping with overactive bladder symptoms which can be worse with more acid urine.

I think you need to keep your appointment for RL advice.

Nothing wrong with avoiding the things you know set him off in the meantime.

I presume he has had his urine tested?

No, I've only just identified it. Didn't know where to turn so turned to MNers. What do I need it tested for?

I really think it will be unrelated to the foods. He could just have an overactive bladder and it's a coincidence that he has eaten a food with sugar in beforehand.

My daughter has mild fructose intolerance. Her symptoms were constipation with overflow. However in her case symptoms are not immediate.its more of a build up. She is ok with naturally occurring fructose her is more high fructose corn syrup. So for example chocolate would generally be ok but haribo would set it off. She cannot drink fruit squash or have dried fruit.

In her see she had an initial blood test which identified an issues with sugars then she had a lactose and fructose breath test. They give you a sugary drink and then measure how it is absorbed over several hours.

Are you in the UK?

How did you get the appointments you are waiting for?

Can you get him seen/his urine tested at a GP surgery? Primary Care?
Usual first tests for almost anything waterworks related would include a dip test (for infection, protein, blood, glucose amongst others) and possibly another sample being sent to a lab for microscopy and a culture.
This would usually be done before further referral.

If he has a day without sugar he is dry all day. If he has sugar, he has accidents within a few hours. Just need to know how to move forward. He has an older sister who is going without to accommodate his needs, I don't think he will be able to comprehend the situation. Unless you guys have any ideas?

You need a diagnosis before anybody can really advise.

Nobody needs sugar, carbohydrates are in most things we eat.

I think in the short-term, I'd just not treat either of them. Or give your DD the occasional treat when her brother is not around.

I'm in the uk. Self referred to incontinence service and through talking to them on the phone about his reactions to certain foods they recommended my dr referred him to pead gastro. Will contact dr to discuss testing him as mentioned. I'll also try some more elimination as mention too. Thanks guys

Toomanycats99 (help don't know how to tag) he has constipation too. I don't feel alone anymore, if there is any other help/advice you have I'd be soo grateful, however small, knowledge is power lol

Get him seen by his GP - a face to face consultation.
Get the simple things looked at before any specialist gets involved.
Any referral is more meaningful with a bit of information already gathered.
Symptom/food diary is a good idea

@sugarhoney1 I guess any further advise would be check the bloods really are negative! In our case the gp came back and said initial bloods negative. When we saw consultant for follow up it transpired one was positive by 0.5 so he recommended we do the sugar tests in case. I bought padded knickers for her. They are designed for bladder incontinence but worked for her as it stopped the 'leaking' getting to her clothes and staining them at school (she didn't like saying anything) they are quite expensive but definitely worth it.

How old is your little boy sugarhoney ?

Oh another thing......I guess if it's processed foods check if they contain glucose or fructose. We are ok with glucose. Fructose is also found in vegetables I think not just fruit. There are lists you can google. I have. Feeling apples However gp would probably be first port of call followed by referral to paediatric gastro.

Don't self diagnose.

Don't restrict your child's diet without medical advice.

Ignore the incomplete message! I have a feeling apples are high fructose was something I was going to say .

Thanks, I'll consider the pants and bare in mind what you said about the test results. He's 4.5yrs, he's not been dry since we started potty training over a year ago. We're off to the Drs today to discuss what I've discovered. I've only taken porridge, chocolate cereals, apples, fresh orange and chocolate bars out of his diet so far