Oral rehydration salts
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Oral rehydration salts or oral rehydration solution or ORS or oral rehydration therapy or ORT is a combination of electrolytes, 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.[1] It is a more practical alternative to IV saline.[1]
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.[1]
A 2019 study[2] 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Binder, Henry J.; Brown, Ian; Ramakrishna, B. S.; Young, Graeme P. (February 22, 2014). "Oral Rehydration Therapy in the Second Decade of the Twenty-first Century". Current Gastroenterology Reports. 16 (3): 376. doi:10.1007/s11894-014-0376-2. ISSN 1534-312X. PMC 3950600. PMID 24562469.
- ↑ Medow, Marvin S.; Guber, Kenneth; Chokshi, Shilpan; Terilli, Courtney; Visintainer, Paul; Stewart, Julian M. (2019-11). "The Benefits of Oral Rehydration on Orthostatic Intolerance in Children with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome". The Journal of Pediatrics. 214: 96–102. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.07.041. ISSN 1097-6833. PMC 6815702. PMID 31405524. Check date values in:
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