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Have her try drinking a specific type of electrolyte drink called an oral rehydration solution (ORS), which is significantly superior to generic “sports drink” electrolyte drinks. They come as powders that have to be mixed with a specific volume of water. DripDrop is my favorite brand, but Liquid IV

Hiiii sorry I'm not on reddit much. How did I make improvements? That's a REALLY complex answer I think, but let me give you the highlights. Most consistently here is what I do every day without fail: I wear compression socks. From the moment I wake up to make the coffee. Every day, all day. I use a

Hydration is such a pain on this med. I’m the same way where drinking just plain water feels like a chore and is sooo boring now. I do use water additives. I wish they’d make some without sugar alternatives though. Some of those give me headaches so it was a pain at the start to find ones that taste

On those days me personally I’d choose to use an ORS in a 12/16fl oz bottle rather then drinking all those cups like that. I use drip drop since they use actual sugar, and only a little of it, over artificial sweeteners as they give me headaches as most love to use stevia. But yeah drinking water to

Why the lower sodium? Most rehydration recipes include more salt. The WHO's recipe includes sodium. It helps rehydrate the body. Nu salt isnt gonna do jack shit for your hydration. Take it from a chronically ill person who has to drink electrolyte drinks every day to stay properly hydrated: you need

I use electrolyte capsules instead of the drinks or powders because I can’t tolerate any artificial sweeteners (I have kEDS and GI issues aplenty) and don’t want to drink the full sugar/glucose variety either unless I’m in a pinch. So no liquid IV, drip drop or LMNT or off brand powders. I’m from th