Dear Becky,

It seems to me that giving sucrose for pain relief is not "routine use of sugar water," but rather a medical intervention for pain relief during a specific (very painful!) procedure.

See 
http://www.midwifeinfo.com/april03email.php#sucrose 
for a discussion, some references, and links to more references.

Beth Genly,CNM
Forest Grove, OR USA


>>> "Becky Le RN, CCE, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]> 05/15/03 11:32AM >>>
Hello!

My hospital is initiating a new protocol to give sugar water during
circumcisions to control pain.  I clearly remember reading and learning
that colostrum has molecules that bind to microbes in the GI tract that
intern prevents harmful bacteria from penetrating the epithelium.  I'm
concerned that the routine use of sugar water could affect this process.

Does anyone have a good resource I could use to present to management?
Thanks so much,
Becky Le RN, IBCLC

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