Oral rehydration solution

doi:10.1136/bmj.323.7320.1068

BMJ 2001;323:1068 ( 3 November )

Letters

Oral rehydration solution

Rice water is cheap and effective

Doctors must increase use and acceptance of oral rehydration solution

Doctors in India still seem not to be convinced

Rice water is cheap and effective

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EDITOR $---$ Hahn et al report that reduced osmolarity rehydration solution is associated with a better outcome with regard to useof intravenous infusion, stool output, and vomiting than is standardWHO (World Health Organization) oral rehydration solution in acutediarrhoea.¹ As Fuchs points out in the accompanying editorial,output and duration of diarrhoea are important clinical outcomeswhen the efficacy of an oral rehydration fluid is considered.²

Rice water decreases stool output and can be used in mild to moderate gastroenteritis. Cheap and easily available, it is acommon home or folk remedy for mild gastroenteritis in infantsand children in many South East Asian families. It has also beenused in hospital paediatric practice with good results.³ Almost20 years ago Wong highlighted the superior efficacy of rice watercompared with WHO oral electrolyte solution for gastroenteritisin children.³ Rice water significantly decreased the numberof stools a day, . . . [Full text of this article]

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