This recipe for Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) can be made by a registered pharmacist. It is effective for treating severe diarrhea and vomiting when prescribed by your doctor.
You can make ORS at home, though you'll need to use a different recipe.
Prep Time: 03 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2.6 g Sodium Chloride
- 2.9 g Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate (OR 2.5 g Sodium Bicarbonate)
- 1.5 g Potassium Chloride
- 13.5 g Anhydrous Glucose (OR 14.85 g Glucose Monohydrate)
Preparation:
Combine the above ingredients and dissolve them in 1 liter of clean drinking water.ORS solution should be used within 24 hours. Leftover ORS solution should be thrown away and a new batch made. ORS can be drunk instead of water to treat severe diarrhea and vomiting when recommended by your doctor.
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Sources
World Health Organization. Oral Rehydration Salts.
