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Sonogram..Water?
Hi everyone,
So in about a month, I'm going to the clinic to get a sonogram of my ovaries, and they gave me the instruction to drink A LOT of water (16 oz an hour before, and 16 oz 30 mins before) and to not urinate. The problem is, ever since a child, I do NOT drink water. I absolutely hate it, and no matter how much I try, I just can't get myself to even drink a cup of water. My question is, do I HAVE to drink plain water, or can I put something in my water? Specifically this:
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Crystal Light. I've never tasted them but I was wondering If adding that to the water would affect anything in any way...
Thanks in advance!
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The reason you have to drink so much water is just to fill the bladder. Once the bladder is full it is much easier to find the ovaries and get the proper sizing of them on the sonogram.
When I was 14 or so I had to have the same thing done to check a cyst that was on one of my ovaries. If you do not drink water, you will probably have to drink more fluids than they have listed. I ended up having to drink over one gallon of water since I wasn't use to drinking water and my body was dehydrated (and, yes, I had absolutely no idea my body needed so much WATER).
If I were you, I would try very hard to drink enough water. Just gulp it down. You don't have to sip or taste it, you know?
Whatever you decide to drink, drink a lot of it. Drink until you HAVE to pee. Otherwise, they will send you back to drink more and you might have to come back another day.
Yes, when you have to GO is when your bladder is full and that is what they are wanting to happen. So, drink whatever you can until you have to pee. If they aren't taking a urine sample then any fluid will be acceptable. They are very unlikely to take a urine sample in this case because when you get off the table you will need to make a mad dash to the restroom! (Seriously, with all of that fluid sloshing around in the bladder as they move equipment on it--ugh!)
For note, try to stay away from the Crystal Light. It has artificial sweeteners in it--something that is actually deadly if taken in high dosages. It actually ends up storing FAT in your body too. It's unhealthier to drink these things with artificial sweeteners in it (in this case Crystal Light) than it is to drink a regular Coke or something equivalent.
I hope everything turns out to be okay! :) If you have any more questions please feel free to ask me.
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I really don't have any idea about if adding anything to the water will make a difference (but I don't think you should because otherwise they would have told you to drink 16 oz of liquid) but Crystal Light is really bad for you. It contains Splenda which I've heard is a carcinogen.
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Sorry for the links, haha. The first is about the dangers of splenda, and the second is about water and sonograms.
It's also unhealthy to not drink water.
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Give water a chance! Haha, I used to hate it, too. Try bottled water if you don't like the taste of tap water. Put a little lemon in it, or lime, or ice.
xxtiffany
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