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Rehydration with diet restriction

  • 04-10-2010 6:33am
    #1
    soundbyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭


    Can anyone tell me if any sugar free drinks which are good for rehydration exist? I hear a lot about water with electrolytes in the US. Can it or similar be gotten here?

    The diet restriction also rules out salt/potassium.


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  • #2
    rubadub
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    soundbyte wrote: »
    electrolytes in the US. Can it or similar be gotten here?

    The diet restriction also rules out salt/potassium.

    salt/potassium are electrolytes. You could eat more food with water in it, like fruit & veg & soup.


  • #3
    TommyKnocker
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    @soundbyte: Is your diet restriction a medical restriction or just something that you impose on yourself?

    If there is a medical reason for your diet restriction, then you really should talk to your doctor about recommendations for rehydration that will suit your condition.


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  • #4
    Khannie
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    electrolytes = salt. Usually a mix of potassium and sodium.

    If you want to rehydrate without salt or sugar, you're looking at water.


  • #5
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    Dioralyte is freely available and cheap.


  • #6
    TommyKnocker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,829 ✭✭✭TommyKnocker


    soundbyte wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me if any sugar free drinks which are good for rehydration exist? I hear a lot about water with electrolytes in the US. Can it or similar be gotten here?

    The diet restriction also rules out salt/potassium.


    From that Dioralyte link:

    Active ingredients:
    Each Dioralyte sachet contains: glucose 3.56g, sodium chloride 0.47g, potassium chloride 0.30g and disodium hydrogen citrate 0.53g.



    M


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