Post by Paddy by Grace on May 26, 2009 16:58:53 GMT -7
If commercial rehydration drinks are unavailable the following drinks may be used:
FOR FLUID REPLACEMENT DURING AND AFTER DIARRHEA AND/OR VOMITING –
• Infants – breast milk
• Infants and children under 12 years – rice cereal formula
• Children over 12 and adults – homemade oral rehydration therapy (ORT) or oral rehydration solution (ORS)
Rice Cereal Formula
1 quart water
1 cup baby rice cereal
1/2 level teasthingy salt
Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) (substitute for Pedialyte, Lytren or Resol)
1 quart water
1 scant teasthingy lite salt
10 teasthingys sugar (3-1/3 tablesthingys)
1/3 teasthingy baking soda
Small amount of flavored sugar free gelatin for flavor (optional)
Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS)
1 quart water
1 level teasthingy salt
8 level teasthingys sugar (or molasses or raw sugar)
Small amount of flavored sugar free gelatin for flavor (optional)
FOR FLUID REPLACEMENT DURING AND AFTER HEAVY SWEATING – homemade sports drink
Homemade Sports Drink
1 envelope unsweetened powdered drink mix
5/8 cup sugar
3/4 teasthingy lite salt (or 1/2 teasthingy salt + 1/2 teasthingy lite salt for less potassium)
2 quarts water
REFERENCES:
American Family Physician journal; Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine http://www.oism.org; Rehydration Project http://rehydrate.org; Cycling Performance Tips www.cptips.com/index.htm; Kaiser Permanente www.permanente.net
FOR FLUID REPLACEMENT DURING AND AFTER DIARRHEA AND/OR VOMITING –
• Infants – breast milk
• Infants and children under 12 years – rice cereal formula
• Children over 12 and adults – homemade oral rehydration therapy (ORT) or oral rehydration solution (ORS)
Rice Cereal Formula
1 quart water
1 cup baby rice cereal
1/2 level teasthingy salt
Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) (substitute for Pedialyte, Lytren or Resol)
1 quart water
1 scant teasthingy lite salt
10 teasthingys sugar (3-1/3 tablesthingys)
1/3 teasthingy baking soda
Small amount of flavored sugar free gelatin for flavor (optional)
Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS)
1 quart water
1 level teasthingy salt
8 level teasthingys sugar (or molasses or raw sugar)
Small amount of flavored sugar free gelatin for flavor (optional)
FOR FLUID REPLACEMENT DURING AND AFTER HEAVY SWEATING – homemade sports drink
Homemade Sports Drink
1 envelope unsweetened powdered drink mix
5/8 cup sugar
3/4 teasthingy lite salt (or 1/2 teasthingy salt + 1/2 teasthingy lite salt for less potassium)
2 quarts water
REFERENCES:
American Family Physician journal; Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine http://www.oism.org; Rehydration Project http://rehydrate.org; Cycling Performance Tips www.cptips.com/index.htm; Kaiser Permanente www.permanente.net
