Hi, I'm just after some advice on my 7yr old Daughter. She has always been difficult regarding fluid intake, she barely asks for drinks or if you do make her drinks she will leave them on the side for hours, when prompted she will only take a couple of sips & leave it again. I send her to school with a drinks bottle in her lunch bag & this will return untouched. She has now started to leak protein & red blood cells into her urine, which was discovered by the paediatric consultant who is treating her for chronic abdominal pain & constipation (possibly linked to the fluid refusal)....he took bloods which have signalled that she is dehydrated & this is causing her kidneys to possibly not work as they should, he sat with her & explained that she should drink fluids...that night she drank a full bottle of water but by te next day had reverted back to limited fluid intake! The only fluids she will drink is her Movicol & a glass of milk in the morning. I have tried researching this issue & just cannot seem to find anything, I have tried rehydration salts such as O.R.S but these are expensive& she cannot rely solely on these! She eats well but must have a fast metabolism as she is just skin & bone! I am at a loss of what to do! Any advice would be greatly appreciated as she is at risk of severely damaging her kidneys & her health!
many thanks
Sarah x
