The following is the “Simple Solution” – Home made Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) Recipe
Preparing 1 (one) Liter 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 Liter of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled – 5 cupfuls (each cup is about 200 ml.)
Preparation Method:
- Stir the mixture until the salt and sugar dissolve.
Oral rehydration will make the difference between life and death with many serious diarrheal illnesses. Please make sure you have this formula somewhere on your prepper shelves and that you have adequate stockpiles of salt and sugar. Drinks like juice and Gatorade are fine to use with water until your stores run out. There are many other formulas out there, this one is simple and easy with just three ingredients.
Stay strong , people! – Dr. Bob
[JWR Notes: Dr. Bob is is one of the few consulting physicians in the U.S. who dispenses antibiotics for disaster preparedness as part of his normal scope of practice. His web site is: SurvivingHealthy.com.)