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{{stub}} {{NeedsImage}} '''Oral rehydration salts''' or '''oral rehydration solution''' or '''ORS''' or '''oral rehydration therapy''' or '''ORT''' is a combination of [[electrolyte]]s, usually combined with [[glucose]] sugar and a base that, when mixed with drinking water, are typically used to treat or avoid [[dehydration]] and [[metabolic acidosis]], especially when caused by [[diarrhea]] from infectious illness.<ref name="Binder2014">{{Cite journal | title = Oral Rehydration Therapy in the Second Decade of the Twenty-first Century | date = 2014-02-22|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-014-0376-2|journal=Current Gastroenterology Reports|volume=16|issue=3|pages=376 | last = Binder | first = Henry J. | last2 = Brown | first2 = Ian | last3 = Ramakrishna | first3 = B.S. | last4 = Young | first4 = Graeme P.|language=en|doi=10.1007/s11894-014-0376-2|pmc=PMC3950600|pmid=24562469|issn=1534-312X}}</ref> It is a more practical alternative to [[IV saline]].<ref name="Binder2014" /> ==Theory== ==Evidence== Widespread evidence since the 1970s has led to ORS being the standard treatment for acute diarrhea, with a large reduction in deaths of under 5s especially in the developing world.<ref name="Binder2014" /> A 2019 study<ref>{{Cite journal | title = The Benefits of Oral Rehydration on Orthostatic Intolerance in Children with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome | date = Nov 2019|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31405524/|journal=The Journal of Pediatrics|volume=214|issue= | pages = 96β102 | last = Medow | first = Marvin S. | last2 = Guber | first2 = Kenneth | last3 = Chokshi | first3 = Shilpan | last4 = Terilli | first4 = Courtney | last5 = Visintainer | first5 = Paul | last6 = Stewart | first6 = Julian M.|doi=10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.07.041|pmc=6815702|pmid=31405524|issn=1097-6833}}</ref> showed evidence of ORS as an effective treatment of orthostatic intolerance in children. ==Clinicians== ==Risks and safety== ==Costs and availability== Very widely available and inexpensive. Homemade solutions can be made easily. ==See also == *[[Increase salt intake]] *[[Increase fluids]] *[[Orthostatic intolerance]] *[[Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome]] *[[Sodium]] (the main electrolyte in table salt) ==Learn more == * ==References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Supplements]] [[Category:Electrolytes]]
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