EBOLA Reputable recipes needed for an oral rehydration solution or electrolyte replacement

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xtreme_right

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I hate to start a separate thread but I've been searching tb2k and the internet for over an hour and can't find a good recipe for an oral rehydration solution. I've seen a lot that call for only sugar and salt. I really doubt that's the best recipe we can use. I know I've heard of one that uses "Lite Salt" because it contains potassium, which is important. I've also read that the ratios are important because it's used for balancing electrolytes.

I'm not comfortable copying off a recipe from some unknown site. From what I can tell, oral rehydration is the main treatment used for ebola patients. We need to find the best recipe possible and have it printed off with all the ingredients purchased and ready to go. We need a good recipe from a reputable source.

Please post some recipes and their source, if possible.


This post about the Dr. that survived ebola made me realize we need to find a recipe. All she calls it is ORS.
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/show...e-me-Ebola…-and-how-I-survived-(MUST-READ-IMO)
 
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EBOLA PREPS TO GET NOW !!!
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?455974-EBOLA-PREPS-TO-GET-NOW-!!!

Specifically Alphaman's post
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/show...LA-PREPS-TO-GET-NOW-!!!&p=5366162#post5366162

Preps? Take a room and seal it off with duct tape and plastic sheeting. Put a fan at the door and open the windows in the room. Your'e creating positive pressure so any exhalations don't go back into the house.
Tyvek painters suits-Full face goggles-rubber gloves-the longer the better. Cocoon yourself head to toe when dealing with an ebola patient. Lay in supplies of aspirin/non aspirin pain relievers for adults and kids. Buy LOTS of chicken/beef boullion cubes to make simple broths for the patient. They're going to be weaker than weak when this stuff hits.

Above all, Oral rehydration solutions and/or ingredients to make them!!!!!These are good for kids but can be used for adults as well.

To prevent too much liquid being lost from the child's body, an effective oral rehydration solution can be made using ingredients found in almost every household. One of these drinks should be given to the child every time a watery stool is passed.

Ideally these drinks (preferably those that have been boiled) should contain:
starches and/or sugars as a source of glucose and energy,
some sodium and
preferably some potassium.
The following traditional remedies make highly effective oral rehydration solutions and are suitable drinks to prevent a child from losing too much liquid during diarrhoea:
Breastmilk
Gruels (diluted mixtures of cooked cereals and water)
Carrot Soup
Rice water - Congee
A very suitable and effective simple solution for rehydrating a child can also be made by using salt and sugar, if these ingredients are available.

If possible, add 1/2 cup orange juice or some mashed banana to improve the taste and provide some potassium.

Molasses and other forms of raw sugar can be used instead of white sugar, and these contain more potassium than white sugar.

If none of these drinks is available, other alternatives are:
Fresh fruit juice
Weak tea
Green coconut water
If nothing else is available, give
water from the cleanest possible source
(if possible brought to the boil and then cooled).


Preparing One (1) Litre Oral Rehydration Solution [ORS] using Salt, Sugar and Water at Home

Mix an oral rehydration solution using one of the following recipes; depending on ingredients and container
availability:
Ingredients:
Half (1/2) level teaspoon of Salt
Six (6) level teaspoons of Sugar
One (1) Litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then
cooled
You can also measure the litre of water as 5 cupfuls (each cup about 200 ml.)
Preparation Method:
Stir the mixture till the salt and sugar dissolve.
Rehydration Project - rehydrate.org - 2 January, 2012
 
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Also:
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/show...LA-PREPS-TO-GET-NOW-!!!&p=5366230#post5366230

Mala's "Rehydration is KEY" recipe:

Rehydration is KEY
Originally Posted by mala
I have read at least three different places for three different survivors that rehydration is key. Although IV is preferred, one man drank a bottle of water every hour and ate some rice, and he survived.

Here's some info on rehydration, specifically how to make an oral electrolyte and how to rehydrate someone rectally (assuming diarrhea doesn't prevent it)

http://en.hesperian.org/hhg/Where_Women_Have_No_Doctor:How_to_Give_Fluids_to_Treat_Shock

Another Oral rehydration fluid recipe is:
1/4 TEASPOON REGULAR Salt (Sodium Chloride)
1/4 TEASPOON Lite Salt (Potassium Chloride)
1/4 TEASPOON Baking Soda
2 1/2 TABLESPOONS (which is the same as 7 and a half TEASPOONS) SUGAR (because 1 TABLEspoon=3 TEASPOONS)
1 liter clean water

Be careful too, some brands of "Lite Salt" are half/half Sodium Chloride/Potassium Chloride and some are pure Potassium Chloride.
(Buy the pure Potassium Chloride version)

(I don't know if this belongs on this thread, if not mods, please delete.)
Yes, YES, YES! YES! it DOES BELONG HERE!
It will probably SAVE MORE LIVES than all the other posts

Potassium Chloride Crystallized Powder
http://www.bulksupplements.com/potassium-chloride.html?gclid=CPyz7MLcucACFU4F7AodNEkAAg
1kg(2.2 Lb) Pure Powder $17.96


Salt Substitute Nu-Salt 3 oz Crystals
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Salt-Substitute-Nu-Salt-3-oz-Crystals/30156841
3 oz $1.60

ETA: just fixed links, ones in previous thread were truncated...
 
Mprepared

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I have made the recipe with salt, baking soda and sugar for rabbits that would not eat or drink and they like the taste of it and start to drink.
 
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summerthyme

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This is the one I've used for years, and saved several valuable calves with (making it 25 gallons at a time- that got expensive!). It's from WHO, so is as "official" as you're going to get.


Another Oral rehydration fluid recipe is:
1/4 TEASPOON REGULAR Salt (Sodium Chloride)
1/4 TEASPOON Lite Salt (Potassium Chloride)
1/4 TEASPOON Baking Soda
2 1/2 TABLESPOONS (which is the same as 7 and a half TEASPOONS) SUGAR (because 1 TABLEspoon=3 TEASPOONS)
1 liter clean water

Summerthyme
 
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summerthyme said:
This is the one I've used for years, and saved several valuable calves with (making it 25 gallons at a time- that got expensive!). It's from WHO, so is as "official" as you're going to get.


Another Oral rehydration fluid recipe is:
1/4 TEASPOON REGULAR Salt (Sodium Chloride)
1/4 TEASPOON Lite Salt (Potassium Chloride)
1/4 TEASPOON Baking Soda
2 1/2 TABLESPOONS (which is the same as 7 and a half TEASPOONS) SUGAR (because 1 TABLEspoon=3 TEASPOONS)
1 liter clean water

Summerthyme
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This is the recipe virtually ALL of the Missions use in 3rd and 4th world countries.
 
Kris Gandillon

Kris Gandillon

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While such a rehydration solution is better than nothing, it only helps if you can keep it down.

It has been pointed out that Ebola patients tend to have difficulty keeping ANYTHING down once they reach the diarrhea / vomiting stage that causes the dehydration, hence the main reason they are put on IVs to solve the rehydration problem.

Hopefully, YMMV if it comes down to needing this.
 
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LSV

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someone somewhere mentioned adding powdered vita C to this? I can't find it. how much would you add and is this advisable?
Lisa
 
L.A.B.

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Kris Gandillon said:
While such a rehydration solution is better than nothing, it only helps if you can keep it down.

It has been pointed out that Ebola patients tend to have difficulty keeping ANYTHING down once they reach the diarrhea / vomiting stage that causes the dehydration, hence the main reason they are put on IVs to solve the rehydration problem.

Hopefully, YMMV if it comes down to needing this.
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In 1977 I was really sick with a flu and even water or 7-Up came back up. As I slipped into a fever induced delirium dream, I dreamed of the lemon tree in the back yard. I stumbled out of bed picked one, jammed my finger into it and gently squeezed some into my water.

Sipping it with the utmost care, it stayed down. The lemon scent and oils calmed my stomach.
 
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Three cheers for the "Oldman." Great post.

Yep, keeping it down is the big hurdle. OTC Dramamine works for me in mild upsets. Wife has an open Rx. for Ondestrene (sp.) Don't know how it might work under extreme circumstances or what strength it comes in.
 
ainitfunny

ainitfunny

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There are about as many recipes for ORS(oral rehydration solution) as there are for Chili!
From my EXTENSIVE READING, YOU CAN EITHER BUY THE $1+ EACH liter premade packets to add to a liter of water OR you can make your own, which is what I intend to do.
From my very EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND READING ON THE SUBJECT, THIS is what I intend to do,

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This is AINITFUNNY's recipe for ORS:

ONE LITER (or an over full quart of clean water = equals 4 cups plus a little)
1/2 teaspoon ordinary salt, iodized if possible
1/4 teaspoon POTASSIUM CHLORIDE also called SALT SUBSTITUTE (available all over internet -bulkfoods,com- OR BUY SALT SUBSTITUTE called "NO SALT" -don't get the "LOW SALT", GO TO ANOTHER GROCERY to get the "NO SALT" salt substitute in the spice section of your grocery store- buy several)
7 to 8 TEA SPOONS WHITE SUGAR
1/4 TEA SPOON VITAMIN C POWDER (Ascorbic acid powder) NOT CITRIC ACID! Bulk foods sells it ONLINE, so do many major health food stores and pharmacies sell POWERED (vitamin C) ASCORBIC ACID.
Optional: a shot glass of lemon juice to increase palatability(taste)(I will)
OPTIONAL: add a shot glass (or two)of high PPM Colloidal silver (I will)
The REASON I do not add "potassium rich alternatives" is that you need to know you are getting ENOUGH POTASSIUM Without getting TOO MUCH POTASSIUM which causes it's own problems.
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I bought Gerber BABY CEREAL (rice first then oats, etc) to add to rehydration fluid to gradually re-introduce FOOD. you might use overcooked Minute rice, instant cream of wheat, soupy instant mashed potatoes etc

For those of you who do not know, I AM NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.
I AM AN TOTAL AMATEUR with a passionate interest in learning all I can and a negligible formal medical background (Army medic, dental assistant, nurse assistant registered (not RN) where I ACQUIRED my insatiable curiosity about medicine. In another life I would have liked to have been able to go to college and become another Dr. House.
 
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ainitfunny

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CAUTION! Do NOT ALLOW a woman who was in close contact with an ebola patient and may be incubating (coming down with) Ebola to BREASTFEED HER BABY!
Switch the child to formula, because BREAST MILK transfers Ebola virus to the baby.

CAUTION! Do NOT USE "BOULLION CUBES"! ESPECIALLY if you are using oral rehydration solution, because they ARE PURE SALT with flavoring and have NO VALUE OR BENEFIT NUTRITIONALLY, and may create a salt overdose!

Instead, MAKE home made broth or stock OR BUY CANNED OR SHELF STABLE CARTONS OF real CHICKEN OR BEEF STOCK, OR BROTH.
Note: Get in the habit of ADDING UNFLAVORED GELATIN (Knox brand?) to soups and broths to boost you daily PROTEIN INTAKE, IT WOULD also boost the nutritional value of broth served to sick people.

About gelatin, an overlooked protein source: http://www.foodrenegade.com/gelatin-healthy-protein-powder/

THERE IS A REASON THEY GIVE YOU JELLO IN THE HOSPITAL!
If you don't like cold, semi-solid jello/gelatin, THEN PUT IT IN A DRINK or hot soup, IT IS PURE PROTEIN.
 
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Be Well

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L.A.B. said:
In 1977 I was really sick with a flu and even water or 7-Up came back up. As I slipped into a fever induced delirium dream, I dreamed of the lemon tree in the back yard. I stumbled out of bed picked one, jammed my finger into it and gently squeezed some into my water.

Sipping it with the utmost care, it stayed down. The lemon scent and oils calmed my stomach.
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I have also found that adding a small amount of any citrus juice, but especially lemon, to drinks when sick including nausea, very helpful. And the skin, if not sprayed, and be grated or sliced, simmered gently with lid on, and added to the drinks. The smell and taste of the lemon/lime/orange essential oils in the skin is very appealing. Also anti-bacterial and some anti-viral action. A friend in Brazil in 2009 got swine flu, had no access to anything, but did email me, and I asked her if she had any citrus trees around. She had lime trees. I told her to make a drink using hot water, honey/sugar, lime juice, a bit of ginger if she had any, and do the simmering skin routine. She drank a lot of that stuff and did get better. Did it help? Probably.

If someone has no access to non-sprayed citrus fruit, citrus essential oils are good to have on hand, and among the cheapest of all essential oils. When I get sick I often drink a large mug of hot water with a bit of lemon or lime juice (I usually have a few bottles of organic lemon/lime juice on hand) and one or two drops of lemon or lime essential oil, and a bit of honey. To make a true rehydration drink, the salt/b.soda/etc could be added proportionately.
 
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Roscoe's Daddy

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Emily said:
I found this site with tons of excellent information: http://rehydrate.org/ors/made-at-home.htm#10
It gives recipes and instructions for all ages and levels of conditions.
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Thank you for posting this. This is my "go-to" formula. It differs from what Dr. Jane Orient promoted a number of years ago, but I suspect it represents a more updated approach (or perhaps a more 3rd worldly) to ORS.

As a practical side-note, for the very sick you don't have to swallow the solution to reap it's effects. A teaspoon in the mouth will absorb, albeit slowly, without inducing vomiting.

ORS is a BIG deal and all hands should have a grasp on some formula to use when the time comes. And the need is sooner than later when someone becomes ill.
 
Be Well

Be Well

may all be well
I just thought of drinks that were commonly made for ill people, or as hydration for hard working people, in days gone by. Oatmeal water and barley water. I often make oatmeal water in the winter and drink it warm. There are various recipes but simply you take a big pot of water, toss in a handful or so of oatmeal or barley flakes, a good pinch of salt, and simmer with lid on until very dissolved. You can then blend it, strain it or take as is. A small bit of sugar or honey makes it very palatable. Of course the salt/b.soda etc could be added in the correct proportions.

I first had it many years ago on Maui while visiting some people and I came down with a horrible diarrhea/vomiting illness with a high fever. Someone kindly made oatmeal water for me and it probably kept me alive. I spent much time sitting on a toilet with my head in the sink and crawling to lie on the floor, rinse and repeat.
 
ainitfunny

ainitfunny

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PLEASE LISTEN-
TIP: Because when Ebola looms nearby, or when you are sick, or when THE medically "INFORMED PERSON" IS THE ONE WHO GETS SICK, it is CRUCIAL that you have PREVIOUSLY made up the Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) up in little dry, premixed packets that an uninformed or sick person can just dump into a one liter pop bottle of water!

Do not bother to make up the actual solution ahead of time, because it would need to be refrigerated if you did!

I bought very small (2"x3") ziplock bags HERE: https://www.fetpak.com/product_info.php/reclosable-polybags-mil-1000box-p-7827?cPath=340_359_363 to hold the premixed for one liter ORS REHYDRATION SALTS, and when the zip bags arrive, I plan to make up as many packets as I can for myself and family, and (to help sick friends and neighbors)
BECAUSE THESE COMMERCIAL REHYDRATION SALTS (ORS PACKETS)ARE HARD TO FIND IN LOCAL STORES anywhere.

To do this, I bought FIVE POUNDS of Potassium chloride at Bulk foods.com and FIVE POUNDS of POWDERED VITAMIN C (ascorbic acid) and have plenty of sugar and regular salt.
If you go to the ziplck bag website, you will find it will cost much more than the list price because of their "minimum order surcharge" SO BECAUSE NOBODY NEEDS 1,000 bags, it would save you money to make a group purchase!

Make sure you carefully label exactly what is in the little bag, when you made it, how much of and exactly what ingredients you put into the bag, and that it needs to be added to one liter of water for oral rehydration purposes.

Final thought- MAKE UP THE ORS SALTS PACKETS BEFORE YOU COME DOWN WITH EBOLA BECAUSE ANY SOLUTION/salts packets YOU MAKE AFTER YOU ARE SICK PROBABLY HAS SOME EBOLA VIRUS CONTAMINATION,
 
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Bubble Head

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Thanks to everyone for all the good tips. I pray none of us has to try any of them. Two things we keep in our preps for flu, which is a virus, is charcoal and Gatorade. The charcoal is an old remedy to stop dehydration. The way it works is the virus gives off waste which is what makes you vomit and diarrhea. The charcoal absorbs the waste and you begin to stop the dehydration process. Then drink some Gatorade which is already pre mixed for hydrate purposes. Don't now if this would help with Ebola but I would still try it.
 
Cyclonemom

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In one of the dozens of Ebola threads I was paging through here last night, someone also recommended the Vitalyte electrolyte products.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003WYFDH6...=UTF8&colid=BXDNOGFWZPT4&coliid=IFCUHZ1UNSIFF

It is more expensive than making your own, but a can or two for strict emergency use might be good to keep on hand, especially for finicky drinkers like small children.

Aintitfunny's advice above to premake packets of rehydration solution is spot on! Will be doing this soon!
 
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Bubble Head said:
Thanks to everyone for all the good tips. I pray none of us has to try any of them. Two things we keep in our preps for flu, which is a virus, is charcoal and Gatorade. The charcoal is an old remedy to stop dehydration. The way it works is the virus gives off waste which is what makes you vomit and diarrhea. The charcoal absorbs the waste and you begin to stop the dehydration process. Then drink some Gatorade which is already pre mixed for hydrate purposes. Don't now if this would help with Ebola but I would still try it.
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Another good post, the charcoal, read about it a long while back for throwing up. If I remember right, the article said you could burn (toast) to make a small amount of charcoal, might not be enough for ebola tho. Just a thought.
 
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NC Susan

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You are over thinking this

When we had a parvo puppy crisis we tried syringing liquids into the puppies mouths. Bought expensive meds delivered via fedex . A Few made it but most did not. And nobody had $2000O for 10 puppies to pay for vet hospital and no guarantees of health or life. The strongest biggest died. The runts lived

About 3 yrs later parvo again. Same vet again. Same price for each puppy and this time we bought a Iv set up and came home and pumped a quart of saline into the shoulders of the pup. Looked like a boxer crossed with a camel and the iv water hump was huge

The guts so damaged from parvo could not uptake anything but the blood stream could absorb the infused fluids slowly on a cellular level And those pups recovered


Just thinking out of the box knowing that if you force fluids your patient is going to vomit and weaken further. And ironic but the healthiest will suffer the most and recover the least
 
Cyclonemom

Cyclonemom

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NC Susan said:
You are over thinking this

When we had a parvo puppy crisis we tried syringing liquids into the puppies mouths. Bought expensive meds delivered via fedex . A Few made it but most did not. And nobody had $2000O for 10 puppies to pay for vet hospital and no guarantees of health or life. The strongest biggest died. The runts lived

About 3 yrs later parvo again. Same vet again. Same price for each puppy and this time we bought a Iv set up and came home and pumped a quart of saline into the shoulders of the pup. Looked like a boxer crossed with a camel and the iv water hump was huge

The guts so damaged from parvo could not uptake anything but the blood stream could absorb the infused fluids slowly on a cellular level And those pups recovered


Just thinking out of the box knowing that if you force fluids your patient is going to vomit and weaken further. And ironic but the healthiest will suffer the most and recover the least
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This is called "sub-q fluids". Stands for subcutaneous fluids. We use them for older cats at our clinic. Most people are able to do it for their cats at home.

A google search for "subcutaneous fluids for humans" yields some decent instructions. Far more likely to work than an IV insertion for the unexperienced.
 
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NC Susan

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L.A.B. said:
In 1977 I was really sick with a flu and even water or 7-Up came back up. As I slipped into a fever induced delirium dream, I dreamed of the lemon tree in the back yard. I stumbled out of bed picked one, jammed my finger into it and gently squeezed some into my water.

Sipping it with the utmost care, it stayed down. The lemon scent and oils calmed my stomach.
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OMG. I remember that. 1977. Mobile. Alabama I was so sick i fell thru the kitchen glass storm door attempting to go to ER. To this day i deny ever having gotten sick again as i use 1977 as the bench mark of what ill really means
 
SIRR1

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Try this one that I have been using for years

How to make Gatorade at home!

1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unsweetened flavored drink mix (enough for 2 quarts)
1/2 teaspoon table salt (sodium chloride)
1/4 teaspoon salt substitute (potassium chloride; eg. Morton Salt Substitute)
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup granular fructose (can substitute 1/4 cup plus 2 tbs. corn syrup)
1/2 teaspoon citric acid (can substitute 2 tbs. lemon juice)
water, to make 2 quarts

1 Place all ingredients in a large pitcher or jug and stir or shake until well mixed.
2 Chill and keep refrigerated until used.
3 Note: Adjust sweetness to taste by adding (or in rare cases reducing) a little sugar since drink mixes can be vary tart.

SIRR1
 
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xtreme_right

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NC Susan said:
You are over thinking this
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Just thinking out of the box knowing that if you force fluids your patient is going to vomit and weaken further. And ironic but the healthiest will suffer the most and recover the least
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I'm basing this in part on the article about the woman who recovered from Ebola by drinking ORS while in quarantine. She had little in the way of doctor care. They were put in a room and had their food and ORS left outside the door for them to get themselves.

Yes, it can come right back up but it has a better chance of staying down if you sip slowly. I posted an article from a doctor that lists what he recommends to build up immune system. It seems like Ebola treatment is mostly palliative care so the difference between living and dying is how well your body can fight it.
 
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This is from a goat site called Fiascofarm:


For treatment of:
For rehydrating sick animals.
Goat dose: Oral
Mix the Re-Sorb packet with 1/2 gallon warm water
Milk withholding time:
none

Make your own electrolyte mixture:

Mixture #1
1 package of Jam & Jelly pectin (Surgel).
1 Tbs baking soda
1 Tbs potassium chloride, Lite Salt (can find in the grocery aisle with the diet foods)
Mix with 2 quarts of water.

Mixture #2
1 can beef consume (not beef broth)
1 package pectin
1 tsp LIGHT salt (because of the potassium)
2 tsp baking soda
Mix with 2 quarts water
 
naturallysweet

naturallysweet

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When I'm feeding sick baby calves, I whip a raw egg (fresh from my hens) in their rehydration solutions. It seems to help. Of course this is something you would want to make and use right away. And I'd only use home laid eggs, not the store bought ones.
 
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xtreme_right

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Possible Impact said:
Another Oral rehydration fluid recipe is:
1/4 TEASPOON REGULAR Salt (Sodium Chloride)
1/4 TEASPOON Lite Salt (Potassium Chloride)
1/4 TEASPOON Baking Soda
2 1/2 TABLESPOONS (which is the same as 7 and a half TEASPOONS) SUGAR (because 1 TABLEspoon=3 TEASPOONS)
1 liter clean water

Be careful too, some brands of "Lite Salt" are half/half Sodium Chloride/Potassium Chloride and some are pure Potassium Chloride.
(Buy the pure Potassium Chloride version)
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I bought Morton's Lite Salt but the ingredients are: salt, potassium chloride, calcium silicate, magnesium carbonate, dextrose, potassium iodide.

This was the only lite salt I could find at the grocery store. I've read multiple places to use Morton's, so I'm wondering if they changed the ingredients.
 
FROG

FROG

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I made the oral rehydration mix but am having a hard time finding a sanitary alternative delivery system.
 
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xtreme_right

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FROG said:
I made the oral rehydration mix but am having a hard time finding a sanitary alternative delivery system.
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I'm not sure I understand what you mean. I'm going to use aintitfunnys advice and premix doses in snack-sized zip top bags. You can either pour into a liter bottle or a pitcher. I'm thinking that if we're giving this to someone that has Ebola, does it really matter if it's disinfected completely between uses if it's just going to be used again by the same infected person?
 
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xtreme_right

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I'm still searching the net for ingredient lists of the different brands like Lite Salt and Nu-Salt. I came across this on homesteadingtoday website. I thought it was interesting. It probably tastes better too, in case that's an issue with getting children to drink it.

We took foster kids when I was a kid. One year the flu went though our region - it was nasty. Since we had foster kids and lived across the street from the children's home my mom called their nurse and asked for suggestions for vomiting. The recipe she gave us made a huge difference and 30+ yrs later we still use it.

Fill glass 1/2 full with OJ
add 2 T of Corn Syrup
Top off with clear soda.

Take 1 t (yes, one teaspoon) every 15 minutes for 1-2 hours. If everything is staying down, then go to 1 t every 5-10 min. If still staying down then sip VERY slowly.....small sip every 10 or so minutes.
 
FROG

FROG

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I was trying to be polite and not say enema (just in case the liquid will not go down). :)
 
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xtreme_right

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I made some ORS with the recipe given here. It would be hard to drink a lot of that even when you're feeling good. I bought some koolaid to try to flavor it but don't want to experiment and get the proportions messed up and ruin all the ORS ingredients I have. Has anyone done this? A packet of koolaid is pretty concentrated so I'm not sure how much to use.
 
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xtreme_right said:
I made some ORS with the recipe given here. It would be hard to drink a lot of that even when you're feeling good. I bought some koolaid to try to flavor it but don't want to experiment and get the proportions messed up and ruin all the ORS ingredients I have. Has anyone done this? A packet of koolaid is pretty concentrated so I'm not sure how much to use.
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You really can't "ruin it" with unsweetened Koolaid. Just add enough to flavor the usual amount on the packet (haven't bought this stuff in 30 years, but I think they make 2 quarts?)

If you add SWEETENED Koolaid, you'll have too much sugar, so buy the unsweetened stuff.

Summerthyme
 
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