Loose stools and Dehydration arise from unhygienic food or possible contaminated food items . These are very common ailments which needs emergency care to the children starting from home itself , before you reach your paediatrician . This condition is commonly termed ACUTE GASTEROENTERITIS.
Oral rehydration solution ( electral ORS drink, electral ORS powder, rebalanz ORS etc for examples ) are the mainstay in the treatment of dehydration correction . But it may not be available to all if the child gets illness in midnight hours, the medical shop is not accessible to u , noone is available to help you for this to bring from medical shop or hospital.
You should understand and realise that DEHYDRATION CORRECTION is the main treatment option to avoid complication in children with loose stools.
There are common home available fluids and food items which do the same correction of dehydration as the ORS would do , which you can prepare urself in your home . This can be very useful for your children and buy time for you to visit your paediatrician .
Here are some of the home based fluids and food items.
OPTION 1 : THE BEST OPTION
FLUIDS WITH SALT :
SUGAR 40 GRAMS + TABLE SALT 4 GRAMS + 1 LITRE OF WATER
THIS IS GIVEN CONTINUOUSLY TO CHILD BY TUMBLER AND SPOON SLOWLY UNTIL YOU REACH YOUR PAEDIATRICIAN.
OPTION 2 : THE BETTER OPTION
FOOD ITEMS WITH SALT
ITEM 1.RICE 50GRAMS + SALT 40 GRAMS – MAKE IT INTO KANJI
ITEM 2. LASSI WITH SALT ( YOUR OWN WAY OF MAKING SKILLS)
OPTION 3 : ( LAST OPTION )
ITEM 1.
PLAIN WATER , LEMON WATER , COCONUT WATER , SOUPS.
ITEM 2.
THIN RICE KANJI , DAL WATER WITHOUT SALT TO SUIT UR TASTE AS YOU
LIKE IT TO BE.
FURTHER REFERENCE
Google : Home available fluids for diarrhea dehydration/ intergrated management of neonatal and childhood illness from world health organization.
