How to make ORS and guide to ORS use ? (Oral Rehydration Solution )

Oral Rehydration Solution --
 How to prepare ORS ?    
How to use prepared ORS ?

                     As it becomes clear from above , ORS or oral rehydration solution is used to rehydrate our body.Immediately ,the question arises ,what is the need to rehydrate ourselves ?

             Excessive loss of sweat in summers by athletes,players and even common man causes weakness in the body.Excessive diarrhoea,vomitings and excessive urination as in uncontrolled diabetes or repeated urinary tract infections also cause weakness in the same way.If we have to recover from weakness,we have to rehydrate ourselves.

Why can't we drink water instead of ORS to rehydrate ourselves ?


Water although compensates for fluid loss from body ,it does not compensate for electrolyte loss that occurs along with water in any fluid loss.So only water intake results in incomplete recovery and some amount of residual weakness.

How to prepare ORS ?

How do I Know that I have dehydration ?

What is dehydration ?

The reduction in water content of the body is called dehydration in simple words.Water content can be decresed either by increased loss from the body (as in diarrhoea,vomiting,significant blood loss, from any cause,heat stroke) or from reduced intake of fluids.

Whenever there is fluid loss from body in form of loose motion,vomiting etc.The total body fluid decreases due to loss and there occurs DEHYDRATION.There occurs simultaneous loss of electrolytes which also need to be replenished.

How do I Know that I have dehydration ?

These are subjective symptoms of DEHYDRATION
* Increased feeling of thirst
* Decreased amount of urine while urination
* Decreased flexibility or turgor of skin
* Weakness or tiredness in the body
* Fall of blood pressure

Simple Suggestions :

*The body tries to compensate dehydration by  initially by creating feeling of thirst.
*So you should drink hygienic water whenever you feel thirsty.
*Please add a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of sugar to each glass of water to compensate for electrolytes.
*If available, drink plenty of ORS(oral rehydration solution)
*Donot stop oral intake of fluids even if you continue to have diarrhoea and vomiting.

Hope you find the information useful..