Ketosis and medications

I was in ketosis but have been out for the past few days when I began taking
a penicillin based antibiotic along with a pain pill. I have kept my carbs
down to the same level they were before the medications began, and have
remained at the same level of activity. Anyone know if the medications
could have caused this?

D.S.
Donald

D.S. at talked on ....

I was in ketosis but have been out for the past few days when I began taking
a penicillin based antibiotic along with a pain pill. I have kept my carbs
down to the same level they were before the medications began, and have
remained at the same level of activity. Anyone know if the medications
could have caused this?

OH OH OH I can answer THAT one! heh heh

I just finished a course of meds - mine was Celflix - penicillin based .. I
felt like I swallowed a watermelon whole .. EVERYTHING sat in my stomach ..
And I gained back about 4 lbs in 2 days on this med and slowly climbed up
for about 3 days. NOW the up side .. The discomfort of the meds went away
after 2 - 3 days .. And I felt almost "normal" again .. Mine ran for 10 days
and 3 days after those 10, I had like a 4 lb whoosh ..

I didn't check to see if I was knocked out of ketosis while on these meds ..
It didn't occur to me .. But they were evil things and I was well rid of
them .. Persevere and you will be fine! Promise .. Just stick to your low
carb .. Don't cheat, don't get the attitude that nothing else is working,
might as well attitude .. You will only be shooting your own foot off

Hope this helps .. I JUST went thru this ..
http://fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJourn...wner=qiltkitty started on
October 7th

Heh .. Wasn't I supposed to go back to lurking??? Ah well LOL

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Thank you.

D.S.
Donald

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D.S. at talked on ....

I was in ketosis but have been out for the past few days when I began
taking
a penicillin based antibiotic along with a pain pill. I have kept my
carbs
down to the same level they were before the medications began, and have
remained at the same level of activity. Anyone know if the medications
could have caused this?

OH OH OH I can answer THAT one! heh heh

I just finished a course of meds - mine was Celflix - penicillin based ..
I
felt like I swallowed a watermelon whole .. EVERYTHING sat in my stomach
...
And I gained back about 4 lbs in 2 days on this med and slowly climbed up
for about 3 days. NOW the up side .. The discomfort of the meds went away
after 2 - 3 days .. And I felt almost "normal" again .. Mine ran for 10
days
and 3 days after those 10, I had like a 4 lb whoosh ..

I didn't check to see if I was knocked out of ketosis while on these meds
...
It didn't occur to me .. But they were evil things and I was well rid of
them .. Persevere and you will be fine! Promise .. Just stick to your low
carb .. Don't cheat, don't get the attitude that nothing else is working,
might as well attitude .. You will only be shooting your own foot off

Hope this helps .. I JUST went thru this ..
http://fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJourn...wner=qiltkitty started on
October 7th

Heh .. Wasn't I supposed to go back to lurking??? Ah well LOL

--
Kitty =^..^=
168/161.6/130
Start: September 2003

D.S.

It may not be the antibiotic. Having an infection can raise your blood
sugar significantly. It's part of the mechanism the body uses to fight
infection. In fact, people with diabetes can often tell that a cold is
coming on because their blood sugars will go up the day or two before they
start experiencing symptoms.

Antibiotics have varying effects on blood sugar. When you are in ketosis,
for example, Bactrim/Septra can cause you to experience unpleasantly low
blood sugar. Do a search with Google for "prescribing information" for the
antibiotic you are taking and read the package insert intended for doctors
(the complicated one, usually in a .PDF file that has all the info about
dosage, drug reactions, and how the medicine affects the body.) You'll often
see hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia listed in the side effects section. That
will tip you off that the drug itself messes with blood sugar.

--
Jenny

Weight: 168.5/137
Diabetes Type II diagnosed 8/1998
Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work?


"D.S." wrote in message
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I was in ketosis but have been out for the past few days when I began
taking
a penicillin based antibiotic along with a pain pill. I have kept my
carbs
down to the same level they were before the medications began, and have
remained at the same level of activity. Anyone know if the medications
could have caused this?

D.S.
Donald

Thank you. I was getting a bit discouraged.

D.S.
Donald
"Jenny" wrote in message
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D.S.

It may not be the antibiotic. Having an infection can raise your blood
sugar significantly. It's part of the mechanism the body uses to fight
infection. In fact, people with diabetes can often tell that a cold is
coming on because their blood sugars will go up the day or two before they
start experiencing symptoms.

Antibiotics have varying effects on blood sugar. When you are in ketosis,
for example, Bactrim/Septra can cause you to experience unpleasantly low
blood sugar. Do a search with Google for "prescribing information" for the
antibiotic you are taking and read the package insert intended for doctors
(the complicated one, usually in a .PDF file that has all the info about
dosage, drug reactions, and how the medicine affects the body.) You'll
often
see hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia listed in the side effects section. That
will tip you off that the drug itself messes with blood sugar.

--
Jenny

Weight: 168.5/137
Diabetes Type II diagnosed 8/1998
Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger
Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work?


"D.S." wrote in message
newsTinb.33253$iq3.31230@okepread01...
I was in ketosis but have been out for the past few days when I began
taking
a penicillin based antibiotic along with a pain pill. I have kept my
carbs
down to the same level they were before the medications began, and have
remained at the same level of activity. Anyone know if the medications
could have caused this?

D.S.
Donald

Jenny at talked on ....

It may not be the antibiotic. Having an infection can raise your blood
sugar significantly. It's part of the mechanism the body uses to fight
infection. In fact, people with diabetes can often tell that a cold is
coming on because their blood sugars will go up the day or two before they
start experiencing symptoms.

That I never knew ..

But in this case, I asked a pharmacist and he described my symptoms to me
before I told him ..

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Kitty =^..^=
168/161.6/130
Start: September 2003