How do | get better from PKU? PKU never goes away, but you can stay healthy by following special meal plans Instead, you should eat lots of these healthy foods that Sho a2 je at OD BO Qe veggies (esi) sree How do doctors know | have PKU? PKU Phenylketonuria en-ul ke-toe-NU-re-uh) Doctors take just a little of your blood and can test it at a laboratory. Then they can see if you have PKU. This is usually done right after you are born. Information was gathered from: nips www mayocinic.org/dlseases- Concitions/phenykxelonutia/basics/defi rition/con-20026275 hitpstiwmw.marchetimes org/baby/p enykelonuts in-yourbaby Osx hip onverim nih govimedtineplus/e rrevlartcte/001166.htm Danielle Minji Jung SPH 381 February 18, 2015What is PKU? | Let's pretend your body is a “ factory that makes wi hamburgers. Al the factory, GE Ss there is a rulebook that tells. all the workers what to do. we work together! Hit ou hay r ort No! ain where did our Preah Hl ‘fri¢nd qo? the trash, it piles up to be a huge heap! It's not only smelly, but can harm the whole factory! When | you have PKU, this garbage that's piled up in your body is a part of a protein called Phe. How did | get PKU? PKU is not like getting sick when your friend coughed on you or you ate something yucky. The missing page in your rulebook was passed from your parents when they made you. Because PKU is recessive, you can have it even if your parents don't have PKU.