
Phenylketonuria (PKU) Support Group
Phenylketonuria [PKU] is a human genetic disorder, in which the body lacks phenylalanine hydroxylase, the enzyme necessary to metabolize phenylalanine to tyrosine. Left untreated, the disorder can cause brain damage and progressive mental retardation as a result of the accumulation of phenylalanine and its breakdown products.
Moya
So quick to point those fingers, but never wanna do anything to help! Is that what you meant by let it out? I do feel a little better.
I just have a comment about the asperteme....I know you are a teenager and when you take this you really dont have any side effects....but believe me...the longer you take it in life...the harder it will be on your body in the future if you continue. I took it when I was your age & they never had that sign on the soda cans "Phenylketonuria Contains Phenylalanine".....and now I have no feeling in my legs....and have trouble walking. It feels like I am going paralyzed....this started with me when I was in my 20's and I didnt know what it was...and then I learned it had to do with my PKU. Please, stay away from the stuff....you will just hurt yourself later down the road. Write me if you want to talk more about side effects....and take care.
The chances are you do not have PKU. If you did, you would have many more issues related to just eating foods such as meat, dairy, beans, nuts, and grains. These issues would be more neurological rather than anything else.
PKU is something that you are tested for as an infant. There are some rare cases where PKU is left undetected, but in most of those cases the infant begins to show issues by six months of age.