Understanding Ketones in Urine: Causes, Symptoms & Management

Question
I went to my doctor today and was told that my urine indicated that i have keytones.  I'm not exactly sure of what that is besides that I have burned muscle instead of fat.  Can you help explain what this is?

Answer
Hello Linday- You need to adjust your food plan. You need to drink 2 quarts of PLAIN water every day and eat LOTS of protein- like meat, fish, chicken, eggs, yogurt. Keytones are not really harmful to YOU, but they are NOT good for the baby- so work hard on your food intake. Go to a website called Bradley Childbirth and look at their pregnancy diet page- FOLLOW IT. You might also enjoy a site called BirthLove. Cheri