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Does being sick or taking medicine affect ketosis?

klaak
klaak Posts: 47 Member
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Just curious....the past month I've been sick. First I had to take a round of antibiotics which I hate doing. Then I got sick again, with a terrible cold for ten days and took cold medicine. I noticed during this time my ketosis was spotty or non existent, even though I was still following macros, just probably not eating quite so much.

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  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Stress will affect ketone levels. I'm sure poor health and fatigue could too. And so could sugary medicines and cough candies.

    I hope you are recovered soon. :(
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    a lot of medications cause me to retain an obscene amount of water, which I expect would impact test strip results
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    There are a lot of things affected when sick, and with various medications. The best suggestion I can give is to focus on healing and return to dieting when beyond that. Don't try to manage both simultaneously.

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