Mix your own fluid replacement
Fluid replacement is a special salt and sugar solution. It is the best that adults and children can drink to restore fluid balance in case of diarrhea, vomiting and heavy sweating in, for example, high physical activity or hot climate and in case of fluid loss. If you lose a lot of fluid, it is good to drink fluid replacement. The fluid is best absorbed by drinking a little and often. Fluid replacement is quickly absorbed by the body and effectively restores the salt and fluid balance, which in turn accelerates recovery.
You need :
- 1 liter of water
- 6 teaspoons powdered sugar or grape sugar (1 teaspoon = 5 ml)
- ½ teaspoon of salt (not herbal salt or similar) (½ teaspoon = 2.5 milliliters)
Do this:
Mix all ingredients, use measurements to get exactly the right amount. If you want to flavor the liquid substitute, you can add two teaspoons of concentrated juice or fruit juice. It is good to boil the water first and mix in salt and sugar when it has cooled. You just have to guess the salty taste, it should taste like tears.
NOTE! For children under one year , it is safer to give fluid replacement from a pharmacy, to avoid the risk of high salt intake in the event of incorrect dosing.
Ice cream with liquid replacement
Children can have difficulty getting fluid replacement as they do not like the taste. A trick is then to make their own ice cream that contains just liquid replacement. Do several at once, freeze and pick out if necessary!
Normal fluid requirements in adults
A healthy person has a fluid requirement of approximately 30 ml / kg body weight per day.
The need for fluids increases with, for example, high heat, physical activity, alcohol intake, vomiting and diarrhea.
In case of fever, the need for fluid increases by about 200 ml per degree and day
For Children under 10 kg
| Age | Weight | Fluid requirements |
| Premature | 1-2 kg | 150-200 ml/kg |
| 0-6 months | 2-8 kg | 150 ml/kg |
| 7-12 months | 6-10 kg | 120 ml/kg |
FOR CHILDREN OVER 10 KG
| weight | Fluid needs |
| 11-20 kg | 100 ml / kg the first 10 kg + 50 ml / kg for the next 10 kg |
| 20 kg and over | 100 ml / kg for the first 10 kg + 50 ml / kg for the next 10 kg + 25 ml / kg thereafter up to a maximum of 2500 ml / day. |
Areas of use
There are any number of uses for this fluid replacement, here are some suggestions:
- In case of diarrhea and vomiting , the body loses fluid, salt and nutrition.
- The fluid balance can be disturbed if, for example, you expose yourself to a lot of heat in the sun , have trained hard or in connection with physical activity when you sweat a lot.
- In case of sweating and fever
- Very high alcohol consumption can lead to dehydration and then fluid replacement helps to restore the body’s fluid balance.