On: Is water always the best choice on a hot day?

[xattt]

This makes me think of little packets of Oral Rehydration Therapy. It’s sold in pharmacies for times of gastrointestinal distress that leads to dehydration. Sugar is added, not for palatability, but to increase electrolyte uptake in the GI tract.

[wolverine876 → xattt]

> Oral Rehydration Therapy

Does anyone know a recipe or brand that tastes good?

I've tried different brands, and it all tasted too unpleasant to drink for me, though I didn't have a critical need for it.

I also made it at home [1], and tried adding some lemon juice to that recipe. The taste resembled a sports drink, but again wasn't sufficient to drink daily.

[1] 1 liter water, 8 tsp sugar, 1 tsp salt https://www.britannica.com/science/oral-rehydration-therapy

[xattt → wolverine876]

Anything functional will taste like a dog’s breakfast. IV normal saline tastes absolutely awful I never got the courage to try D5W or any other solutions.

[SAI_Peregrinus → wolverine876]

1.5 cups orange juice, 2.5 cups water, 1 tsp salt. Comes out to about the same ratio, but doesn't taste like mud.

[ajb → wolverine876]

When you really need it, they taste amazing.