A Few Doctors We Like
We are trying to put a list together of Doctors who specialize in the treatment of Bartter’s and Gitelman’s Syndrome. The few names we have listed here are of Doctors who really helped at least one of us.
Dehydration in Children
Dehydration is a condition in which the body doesn’t have enough water to function properly. Your child’s body can lose a lot of water if he or she has diarrhea, is vomiting, or has been exercising for a long time without having anything to drink. If water is not adequately replaced in the body, complications can include decreased activity, weakness, electrolyte imbalances, and, in cases of extreme dehydration, death.
Infants and young children are at greatest risk for dehydration. Sick children may become more dehydrated if they do not want to drink because their stomach hurts or if they are very weak. Children with Bartter’s and Gitelman’s Syndrome can dehydrate very quickly, more so than the normal child.
Dehydration
One of the problems that Bartter and Gitelman patients can have is dehydration because the kidney does not have the ability to concentrate urine. Therefore you lose more fluid than normal and need to take in more fluid than normal. In hot weather it is even more important to be aware of the symptoms of dehydration and what you can do to prevent it and treat it. This is especially important for children, the elderly and patients with Bartters and Gitelmans Syndrome.
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Calcium
Americans may not be getting enough vitamins and minerals out of the food they eat. Over-processing, chemicals, preservatives and depleted soils have reduced the levels of natural vitamins and minerals we once received from our fruits and vegetables. Our nutrient levels are easily reduced by many factors in everyday life: stress, medications, coffee, alcohol and even exercising. As the body becomes depleted of these vitamins and minerals, it may extract them from other sources.