
CandyLandCondoResident
My 19 month old’s urine smells funny recently. I just took him to the doctor for a check up. He has always had a weight issue (7th %ile) and has been a picky eater. (he also has a major speech delay) She told me that I need to get him to drink more milk and eat less fruits and more protien/higher fat foods. He had been having some diareha the last week, and she associated this with too much sugar. He loves fruit, and since he’s so fussy, I’ve stuck with mostly fruits, veggies, and crackers. So, I’ve increased the milk intake, given him yogurt each day and more meat the last three days. Now his pee is starting to smell strange. . .sort of sweet. He’s still peeing just as much, and still drinking water with the milk, so he doesn’t seem to be dehydrated (especially since he stopped with the diareha).
I read about maple syrup disease somewhere. Do you think he could have this at 19 months? How rare is this disease? Could he have something else wrong? How could they test?
I have always nursed him as well- no formula or milk.
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