ORS Oral Rehydration Salts 10 Sachets

ORS Oral Rehydration Salts 10 Sachets:

• Oral rehydration salts contain sugar and different types of salts that belong to a group of medicines known as oral electrolytes.
• It is used to replenish lost salts and fluids for short-term relief of diarrhea and to prevent dehydration (loss of body fluids) that can occur as a result of diarrhea, vomiting, travel, exercise, and excess heat.
• Signs of dehydration include: crying without tears, urinating less frequently, drowsiness, decreased physical activity, dry mouth, and a soft, sunken area on the top of the baby's head.

Instructions for use:

A bag of powder to be diluted in one liter of clean water.

Children under 24 months:

• 50 to 100 ml after each loose stool (about 500 ml per day).

Children from 2 to 10 years:

• 100 to 200 ml after each loose stool (about 1000 ml per day).

Children over 10 years and adults:

• 200 to 400 ml after each loose stool (about 2000 ml per day).

Warnings and precautions:

• Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you experience allergic reactions such as shortness of breath, rash, swelling of the face or neck, low blood pressure and dizziness.
• If your child refuses to take rehydration salts, try replacing the medication with water (cooled boiled water for children younger than 1 year) or juice.
• Talk to your doctor if he still refuses to take any fluids.
• Avoid feeding children except breastfeeding during the first 24 hours of the onset of diarrhea.
• Avoid milk and solid foods for babies during the first 24 hours of the onset of diarrhea.
• You can give your child water or juice to drink as usual if he or she starts to feel better. Make sure to continue giving them rehydration salts after each loose stool.
• Be sure to resume breastfeeding 24 hours after feeling better.
• Your child may continue to have some mild diarrhea for up to a month after he or she has gastroenteritis (stomach bug infection). Make sure to follow up with your doctor.
• Do not take oral rehydration salts for more than 2-3 days, unless your doctor recommends it.
• Do not mix the medicine with juice, milk, other additives, or sugar. Use only water to prepare the solution.
• Make sure to add the correct amount of water when preparing the medicine so as not to affect the balance of fluids and salts in the body.
• Tell your doctor if you have diabetes or liver or kidney problems.
• Tell your doctor if you have severe diarrhea or cannot drink fluids.
• Tell your doctor if you are on a diet low in salt or potassium.

the components:

• Glucose. Sodium Acid Citrate Sodium Chloride; Potassium chloride