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http://rehydrate.org/solutions/homemade.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy

http://www.who.int/bulletin/archives/78%2810%291246.pdf

http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/154/7/700

there are homemade recipes, actually the regular recipe, but you can easily repeat it at home.

The "Simple Solution" - Home made Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) Recipe

Preparing 1 (one) Litre solution using Salt, Sugar and Water at Home

Mix an oral rehydration solution using the following recipe.

Ingredients:

Six (6) level teaspoons of Sugar

Half (1/2) level teaspoon of Salt

One Litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled - 5 cupfuls (each cup about 200 ml.)

Preparation Method:

Stir the mixture till the salt and sugar dissolve.

10 Things you should know about Rehydrating a child.

1. Wash your hands with soap and water before preparing solution.
2. Prepare a solution, in a clean pot, by mixing
   
   - Six (6) level teaspoons of sugar and Half (1/2) level teaspoon of Salt
   or
   - 1 packet of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) 20.5 grams
   
   mix with
   - One litre of clean drinking or boiled water (after cooled)
   
   Stir the mixture till all the contents dissolve.
3. Wash your hands and the baby's hands with soap and water before feeding solution.
4. Give the sick child as much of the solution as it needs, in small amounts frequently.
5. Give child alternately other fluids - such as breast milk and juices.
6. Continue to give solids if child is four months or older.
7. If the child still needs ORS after 24 hours, make a fresh solution.
8. ORS does not stop diarrhoea. It prevents the body from drying up. The diarrhoea will stop by itself.
9. If child vomits, wait ten minutes and give it ORS again. Usually vomiting will stop.
10. If diarrhoea increases and /or vomiting persists, take child over to a health clinic.