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!

If you've taken that mixture of things out of his diet how can you possibly know which, if any, he has an intolerance to?

I have a lot of issues with sugar, and have been back and forth with nutritionists and GPs over the past three years, vomiting bloating diarrhoea is the clinical signs, not urinary.
Good luck with your appointments, hopefully they can get to the bottom of it for you!

Porridge doesnt contain sugar

Isn't porridge a 'complex carb' so would be broken down into sugar by the body?

Constipation can lead to urinary incontinence too. Maybe sorting that out will help with the bladder

Dr is sending him for a blood test for the sugar intolerance also wants him tested for chocolate intolerance?!

Are you in the U.K.?

"If he has a day without sugar he is dry all day. If he has sugar, he has accidents within a few hours. "

That could be just that he drinks more water after eating sweet foods (as most people do).

As others said, "intolerant to sugar" isn't possible as the body works by turning all food into sugar, it's fuel.

And again, don't self-diagnose & restrict the poor child's diet.

Yes we're in the uk, why do you ask?

Because I would have expected the dr to have thought about UTIs and other reasons for him wetting himself before going down the intolerance route..............

Not to mention sugar intolerance being a pretty broad thing. And specifically testing for chocolate seems a bit odd too.........

I don't think excessive urination is a symptom of chocolate sensitivity..

@dementedpixie the incontinence service thought he was constipated and that was why he was incontinent. He's on 5ml Senokot daily now and no longer constipated. We still have problems with incontinence (when he has sugary food)

@ChrisPrattsFace thank you. The food and toilet diary pointed to sugar intolerance, happy to be proven wrong. @Toomanycats99 daughter seems to be similar to my little boy

Did they check for UTI?

@BertrandRussell I thought it was a bit odd to testing for chocolate, but I didn't want to question him, I need him on my side. The dr is helpful and I'm confident in him

@BertrandRussell no, not checked for uti, he doesn't have any symptoms of a uti. This has been going on for over 12 months

Is it a NHS doctor or a private doctor?

Questioning is fine. You need to know what's going on. Did they take a sample to check for UTI?

Sorry, cross post.

This all sounds a bit odd to me, sorry.

This isn't an alternative practitioner, is it?

@BertrandRussell nope this is a good nhs dr who listens

@SlowRiver see above post, forgot to tag you

Yes, odd.
Did the doctor arrange for your DS to have a urine sample dip tested? Another sample sent to the lab?
What form will this 'sugar' and chocolate tests' take? Or are these just general blood tests to assess his renal function and general health??
Really odd.

Is your DS thriving, growing, active and generally well?
As others have said sugar problems more likely cause loose bowels/gas/bloating rather than urinary problems.

@PacificDogwod no urine test. Sugar test is a blood test. Not testing for renal function or general health. He is fit as a fiddle and VERY active