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Low afi at 19 weeks
Hi doc am 19 weeks pregnant and in last scan at 16 weeks doc said I have low afi. Could you let me know does eating sweets cause any harm to ameniotic fluid becoming low . I don't have sugar but pls help.
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No, eating lots of sugar that is hyperglycaemia may lead to increased AFI. Do one anomaly scan now & see the AFI level. Fetal kidney defects may give rise to very low AFI at earlier weeks.
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