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What Causes Frequent Urination After Eating Sugar In Children?

Posted on Thu, 30 Jul 2015

Question: Hi it's about my son who is 2yr old. From past 4 month I saw a lot of changes in his peeing pattern especially with certain food anything rich in sweet. If he intakes anything sweet he has the tendency to pass more urine I feel like he s eliminating the glucose that he has consumed had done all the urine wrk and all normal and gt his blood wrk for glucose also and it's very normal so Jst seeking some help from u

Answered by Dr. Arun (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is a normal phenomenon

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to us.
Kidneys excrete water and solutes.
If solute load ( sugar in your child's case) goes up, kidneys will have to excrete the extra sugar along with water.
This results in frequent urination. All this is normal phenomenon.
No need to worry.
You had mentioned that blood and urine workup is normal.
Just ensure you restrict sweets at this age which is in noway good for health.
Wishing your child good health

Regards
Dr Arun

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar

Follow up: Dr. Arun (18 minutes later)

thank u Dr XXXXXXX does that happen with the fruits too.. like he does the same if he eats apple or oranges like if I give him banana he doesn't why apple and oranges.. what does fruits have to do with this thing.. and I should wry for diabetes is it I know his blood reports have come out normal so it means diabetes have been ruled out.. and his blood wrk for random glucose was done and it was 77 mg/dl

Answered by Dr. Arun (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
solute load

Detailed Answer:
Again it is to do with solute load.
Oranges and apple have more solutes compared to bananas.
By solutes I include sodium and glucose as main.
No need to worry.
No possibility of diabetes with that blood sugar.
Restrict sugar and salt.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar

Follow up: Dr. Arun (5 minutes later)

So for a 2yr old what should be the normal diet can u plss explain..

Answered by Dr. Arun (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
normal home food

Detailed Answer:
Normal diet for 2 year old includes all home made food
Including fruits vegetables cerelas pulses oil and ghee.
Salt and sugar should be restricted to minimum.
2 glasses of milk and one egg per day should be given.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar

Follow up: Dr. Arun (20 minutes later)

And wat is the amount of sugar that has to be given to kid and when can u properly start giving proper sweet to the child.. I have stopped all kind of sugar to him and we fruit should I give him cos oranges and apples he can tolerate due to urination wat else should I give

Answered by Dr. Arun (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
4 teaspoons

Detailed Answer:
2 to 4 years - out of daily caloric intake of 1,200 to 1,400 calories shouldn't consume any more than 170 calories, or about 4 teaspoons, of added sugar a day.
4 to 8 years - 130 calories or 3 teaspoons.

You can give sweet once a week or so. You need to avoid any form of sugar for the whole day when you give sweet. Average sweet will have more than 4 teaspoons per serving.
You can Give oranges and apple, but restrict other sugar and salt in his diet.

The real problem is usual household sugar intake for kids is 12 spoons currently which needs to be brought down.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E