Homemade oral rehydration solution (ORS) for diarrhea

Any child or adult that is experiencing diarrhea, no matter the cause, can easily become dehydrated.  The fluid lost with each liquid bowel movement during a bout of diarrhea can be quite significant.  It is essential that individuals with diarrhea replace their fluid losses.  One effective way of replacing fluid lost during diarrhea is with an oral rehydration solution.

An oral rehydration solution, or ORS, can be purchased or made at home.  Examples of oral rehydration solutions that are available in drug stores and grocery stores include Pedialyte, Rehydralyte, Ricelyte or the oral rehydration solution used by the World Health Organization called WHO-ORS.

Oral rehydration solutions for diarrhea can be easily made at home.  Homemade ORS is as effective as store bought ORS.  However, it is absolutely essential that the recipe for homemade oral rehydration solution is followed correctly.  One of the most common reasons for treatment failure when using a homemade oral rehydration solution is that the solution was made incorrectly...
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