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If intestinal infections develop or symptoms of food poisoning appear, it is important to prevent dehydration. Conditions in which the water-salt balance of the body may be disrupted require the use of hydrating agents, the most popular of which is Regidron. You should always have this drug in your home medicine cabinet, or at least know how to make Regidron at home from the products on hand.

Why take a hydrating product?

Regidron is a drug that is a powder for dilution in water. After its dissolution, a liquid is obtained that, when taken orally, compensates for the loss of water by the body. In addition, it restores the lack of salts and minerals that leave the body through vomiting, loose stools due to diarrhea and sweat. Optimal water-salt balance ensures the normal functioning of all organs.

How to dissolve pharmaceutical powder?

The medicine contains dextrose, potassium chloride, sodium citrate and sodium chloride. The powder contained in one package of the drug (weighing 18.9 g) is dissolved in a liter of boiled cooled water. The result is a clear solution with a specific salty-sweet taste. It is taken in small portions (small sips or measured in teaspoons) throughout the day, regardless of meals or time of day.

When using a rehydration solution for preventive purposes, for its preparation the amount of water is doubled, that is, 2 liters of water are required for 1 sachet of powder.

Preparation of an analogue of Regidron

A similar solution can be obtained by dissolving in water the ingredients available in every home - water, soda, table salt and sugar. Before preparing Regidron at home, you need to boil water (at least a liter). Water is poured into a glass or ceramic container - decanter, jar, jug - and wait for it to cool to 37-38 degrees. Add to cooled water (1 l):

• 3 grams of salt (1 level teaspoon);
• 18 g sugar (1 half tablespoon).

All components are mixed until completely dissolved. This recipe for Regidron is recognized by WHO experts as meeting the requirements for rehydration drugs.

Attention! An analogue of Regidron, prepared at home, in the same way as pharmaceutical drug, will have a specific, unpleasant taste.

It is better to drink the solution slightly warm. If the temperature of the liquid is 37-38 degrees, the same as body temperature, its absorption will be more effective.

There are several ways to make Regidron at home. The recipe described above is considered the most popular. But you can also prepare a rehydration drug by mixing in a liter of boiled water:

• 10 teaspoons of sugar;
• half tsp soda;
• half tsp salt.

Another option: dissolve 20 grams of sugar, 3 grams of salt, 2 grams of soda in a liter of liquid. If you don’t have a kitchen scale at hand and you don’t have the ability to accurately measure bulk ingredients in grams, you can use the following proportions:

• 2 glasses of water;
• Art. spoon of granulated sugar;
• one tsp each salt and soda.

It is important to stir the ingredients until all the crystals dissolve in the water. After this, the product can be considered ready for use.

How to take rehydration product?

The solution must be taken warm, regardless of whether it is a pharmaceutical preparation or an analogue prepared from homemade ingredients. If its taste causes disgust, it must be drunk in small sips. Small children can be given a teaspoon every 5-7 minutes. To desolder a child, some parents use a syringe without a needle.

On a note: daily dose rehydration solution depends on the patient’s body weight and the severity of symptoms. For example, for mild diarrhea, the dose is 40-50 ml per 1 kg of weight, that is, if the patient weighs 60 kg, you need to drink about 2.5 liters of the drug solution. With moderate severity of symptoms, the dose is increased to 80-100 ml per kilogram of weight.

In the first 6 hours from the onset of symptoms of the disease, it is necessary to drink Regidron in an amount 2 times greater than the volume of fluid lost by the body. To determine this volume, the patient must be weighed.

Despite the availability of ingredients for preparing an analogue of the drug, it is still better to use a pharmaceutical drug with a precisely measured amount of components. When using it, it is important to strictly follow the instructions and observe the recommended proportions and doses. If these recommendations are violated, an overdose of the drug, manifested in hypernatremia, is possible. Symptoms of this condition include confusion, drowsiness, impotence, and in some cases the person may fall into a coma with respiratory arrest. Hyperkalemia is also possible, manifested by a violation heart rate. Therefore, the drug must be taken strictly in accordance with the instructions, and the dosage must be agreed with the doctor.

Regidron is a drug used to correct water and electrolyte balance in cases of mild and medium degree severity of various etiologies. If it is not in your medicine cabinet, at home you can quickly make an analogue of Regidron with your own hands from available components, which can easily replace pharmaceutical product both for children and adults.

Composition and features of Regidron

Regidron solution includes several components:

• sodium chloride;
• sodium citrate;
• potassium chloride;
• glucose;
• water.

The following pathological conditions are contraindications to the use of the drug:

• acute renal failure;
• insulin-dependent or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus;
• intestinal obstruction;
• coma (in the presence of a nasogastric tube is not a contraindication);
• hypersensitivity to the components of the product.

A few important practical aspects about Regidron:

1. The dose of the drug is calculated in accordance with the patient’s body weight;
2. The medicine is available in the form of a powder, from which a solution is subsequently made;
3. The prepared composition must be consumed within 24 hours.

Components and preparation conditions

To prepare your own rehydration solution, you will need the following components:

• salt;
• granulated sugar;
• boiled drinking water;
• baking soda;
• vessel with a volume of 0.5 to 1 liter;
• tea spoon.

The homemade Regidron recipe does not require sterility, but cleanliness at the place of preparation of the medicine must be observed. Otherwise, pathogenic microorganisms may enter the solution and aggravate the patient’s condition due to the addition of bacterial microflora.

Cooking recipes

The composition of Regidron, made at home, may vary depending on the availability of components. The three most common solution recipes listed below are:

1. In a glass of boiled water, mix 1 teaspoon of sugar and salt;
2. Add ¼ tsp to 500 ml of boiled water. baking soda, ¼ tsp. salt and 2 table. spoons of sugar;
3. Add 1 tbsp to one liter jar. sugar, in the other - 1 table. spoon of salt. Afterwards, both jars are filled with warm water to the top. The composition is taken every 10 minutes, in turn from both cans.

After thoroughly mixing the components and obtaining a homogeneous mixture (for the first two recipes), the finished solution must be put in the refrigerator and consumed within 24 hours.

Long-term storage of Regidron prepared at home leads to the precipitation of salts, which makes it unsuitable for use.

How and in what quantity to drink the solution

It is considered normal to consume an amount of Regidron that is twice the amount of body weight lost. If during the illness the patient has lost 200 grams of weight, then the dose of the solution for the first 10 hours of treatment will be 400 grams aqueous solution. In this case, the patient should not drink other liquids.

If necessary, Regidron therapy is continued for up to 3-4 days, while the patient is allowed to drink other liquids. The ratio of regular liquid to drug solution should be 4:1, respectively.

The rehydration solution should be taken in small sips. In case of severe vomiting in a child, Regidron is administered through a nasogastric tube.

Symptoms and causes of overdose

Excessive use of the drug can lead to an overdose, which is characterized by the appearance of symptoms of hypernatremia:

• weakness;
• nervous excitement;
• drowsiness;
• confusion;
• cramps.

Children with an overdose may fall into a coma with breathing problems and seizures.

Hypernatremia when using Regidron is only possible when the drug is administered through a nasogastric tube or with long-term, multi-day use of the solution in large quantities. A single dose of even a large volume of the drug does not lead to an overdose.

Help with hypernatremia is to maintain vital body functions and remove excess mineral salts. The latter is achieved through active stimulation of urination using potassium and sodium excreting diuretics (Furosemide, Lasix). Assistance is provided by qualified specialists in a hospital setting.

Which solution is better - pharmacy or homemade?

In general, both pharmacy and home Regidron allow you to restore the water and electrolyte balance in the body in conditions accompanied by fluid loss. When comparing them, the following differences can be noted:

1. The pharmaceutical drug has a more pronounced effect, because it contains potassium salts and sodium citrate, which are not added to the home preparation (due to their banal absence);
2. the pharmaceutical drug has a more precise dosage and salt ratio. It is not recommended to add foreign substances to pharmaceutical Regidron to improve the taste;
3. A homemade rehydration solution allows you to add auxiliary components that make it easier for children to take the drug (honey, fruit concentrates).

It is important to understand that a homemade drug can only be used for mild dehydration. Severe dehydration requires not only the use of professional restoration solutions, but also treatment aimed at eliminating the root cause of fluid loss.

The drug "Regidron" belongs to the group of solutions for oral use for dehydration, poisoning, diarrhea and other conditions. There is an analogue of "Regidron" for children, called "Hydrovit". Its indications for use are the same, but the ratio of the main components of the drug is slightly changed. How to properly use medications to restore electrolyte balance and how to replace Regidron if the medication was not nearby at the right time? First, let's look at the composition of the drug and its effect.

Composition of the drug

"Regidron" and a similar substitute for "Regidron", such as "Hidrovit" (or "Trihydron") contain potassium, sodium and chlorine to restore the ratio of these essential elements in the body, and glucose, which is an accessible source of energy. In Regidron, the ratio of these substances is as follows:

The drug is produced in the form of a powder, packaged in foil paper bags. There can be 10 or 20 sachets in a pack. The powder is diluted in water according to the instructions and the resulting solution is drunk as long as the dehydration factors are in effect, etc.).

Action of "Regidron"

With diarrhea and vomiting, the body loses a lot of fluid. But this is not only water, but also the salts dissolved in it. Particularly a lot of sodium and potassium are lost, which are responsible for processes and maintain electrolyte balance. Regidron contains the required ratio of salts and glucose, which replenishes the energy consumed by the body and has an antitoxic effect. By taking this drug or a substitute for Regidron, the patient replenishes the reserves of the necessary elements and restores the ratio required by the body. The acid-base balance of the blood is also regulated.

The osmolality of the Regidron solution is 260 mOsm/l, pH - 8.2. Regidron solution contains:

• sodium chloride - 59.9 mmol;
• sodium citrate - 11.2 mmol;
• potassium chloride - 33.5 mmol;
• glucose - 55.5 mmol;
• Na+—71.2 mmol;
• Cl+— 93.5 mmol;
• K+—33.5 mmol;
• citrate - 11.2 mmol.

To date, the interaction of Regidron with other drugs has been little studied. Since the drug solution has an alkaline reaction, it is taken into account that when combined with various drugs, salt absorption may occur when the pH level increases. Diarrhea itself has the ability to alter the absorption of various drugs and elements. It is not recommended to combine the drug with cardiac glycosides.

"Regidron": indications for use

Take the drug in the following cases of dehydration:

The same symptoms are indicators for the use of other drugs for rehydration, such as a substitute for Regidron - Gidrovit.

How to take "Regidron"

One packet of “Regidron” is dissolved in one liter of boiled water. The resulting solution is good for an hour at room temperature and for a day when stored in the refrigerator. If the patient is vomiting, then after it you need to wait 10 minutes and only then give the solution to drink. Do not dilute the drug in less water - this can cause hypernatremia.

Start taking the medication immediately after signs of diarrhea or vomiting appear. In the latter case, Regidron is taken in small portions so as not to cause repeated vomiting. If loss of body weight is known due to dehydration, then the solution is taken in twice the amount for 4-5 hours. For example, if it is 600 g, then drink 1.2 liters of solution. No other drink is required at this time. Next, take according to the dosage depending on body weight:

• with a weight of up to 5 kg - 350 ml;
• weight from 5 to 10 kg - 400-500 ml;
• up to 20 kg - 550-700 ml;
• from 30 to 40 kg - 800-900 ml;
• from 50 to 70 kg - 1-1.2 liters.

At the same time, they consume a large amount of water separately - from 3 to 7 liters, depending on the degree of dehydration. Take the drug for 3-4 days until the diarrhea stops. If the illness is prolonged, the doctor adjusts the medication prescription.

Contraindications for use

Overdose or ingestion of dry powder may result in vomiting and electrolyte imbalance causing diarrhea. Contraindications for the use of "Regidron" are:

An analogue of "Regidron" for children - "Hydrovit" has the same contraindications for use, only hyperkalemia (a state of excess potassium ions in the body) is added to them.

How to replace "Regidron"

The drug "Regidron" has analogues. It can be replaced with other medications of almost the same composition.

• "Citraglucosalan" is a Russian-made analogue.
• "Trihydron". Similar to Regidron. One sachet dissolves in 0.5 liters of water.
• "Hidrovit" is an analogue of "Regidron" for children. Contains more potassium and less sodium, one sachet contains 200 ml of water.
• "Hydrovit forte". Contains flavorings and additives.
• "Reosolan".

Cost of drugs

"Regidron": price, analogues and their average cost per 10 sachets.

• "Regidron" - 240 rubles;
• "Trigidron" - 159 rubles;
• “Hydrovit” - 174 rubles;
• “Hydrovit forte” - 180 rubles;
• "Reosolan" - 123 rubles.

When assessing the cost, it is taken into account that some drugs are diluted in different amounts of water: “Regidron” for 200 ml, “Trigidron” for 500 ml, the rest for one liter.

Analogue of "Regidron" at home

You can prepare a solution that replenishes the loss of electrolytes and energy at home. Of course, in this case, the accuracy of the ratio and concentration of the elements will be slightly impaired (if you don’t have a pharmacy scale at home), but such a drug is better than nothing. It costs practically nothing and is always at hand. An analogue of "Regidron" at home will consist of table salt and sugar. This mixture only replenishes sodium and chlorine, but not potassium. In addition, sucrose has less pronounced antitoxic properties than glucose.

How to make "Regidron" at home? Use boiled water and cooled to room temperature. Dissolve one teaspoon of salt and one teaspoon of sugar in a glass of water. The home analogue of "Regidron" is ready. It should be stored in the refrigerator for no more than a day. It is better to prepare a fresh solution before each use, because it will not take much time.

It tastes nasty, so you can prepare two separate solutions (with salt and sugar) and take them one at a time, but in this case you will have to drink twice as much liquid. To replenish potassium loss, it is recommended to drink an infusion of raisins or dried apricots.

What's best for children?

To treat dehydration In children, you can use all analogues of "Regidron". They have no contraindications based on age and act approximately the same. It is believed that “Hidrovit” is the only analogue of “Regidron” for children, but this is not so. It's just more popular. First of all, “Hydrovit” has more convenient packaging - it is dissolved not in one liter of water, but in 200 ml. They also take into account that the solution to eliminate dehydration does not taste very pleasant, and “Hydrovit” is produced with a strawberry flavor. "Hydrovit Forte" contains lemon and green tea flavors, which improves its perception by children. As for the different ratio of potassium and sodium, “Hydrovit” is really more suitable for a child’s body, but the doctor must decide here, since there may be certain contraindications.

Small children are given Hydrovit in small portions: one teaspoon every ten minutes. Do not mix the drug with food or other drink. As a last resort, you can dilute the powder in weak tea. It is recommended to give newborns up to 3-4 sachets per day, and older children - one sachet after each vomiting or loose stool. Duration of treatment - until diarrhea stops, no more than 3-4 days. Further dates will be confirmed with the doctor.

In the treatment of poisoning A major role is played by timely replenishment of the body with fluid and electrolytes - sodium, potassium and chlorine ions. In the hospital, in case of severe dehydration, intravenous infusions of special solutions that have a supportive and antitoxic effect are usually used. At home, when treating mild poisoning, recovering from diarrhea and vomiting, and in feverish conditions, it is recommended to take the drugs “Hidrovit”, “Regidron” and their other analogues. They not only restore electrolyte balance, but also contain glucose, which gives the body additional energy in the fight against disease.

According to reviews from parents of sick children, Regidron really helps with diarrhea and vomiting. Children do not always take it willingly, but the diarrhea stops in one or two days. A good effect is also observed with diarrhea with fever. "Regidron" tastes like mineral water without gas. And if you buy Regidron Forte, it has a pleasant taste, and children do not have problems taking the medicine. Restores lost water very well.

Dehydration of the body - dangerous symptom which accompanies any food poisoning. High temperature coupled with fluid loss can lead to disruptions in water-salt balance and normal metabolism.

Therefore, in the acute period, agents that restore the amount of water are necessarily prescribed, for example, “Regidron”.

How dangerous is dehydration?

Why is dehydration so dangerous?

Water plays an important role in the human body; almost 2/3 of cells and tissues consist of liquid and salts dissolved in it, which take an active part in metabolic processes. Its excretion in small quantities is a normal process and is regulated by numerous neurohumoral mechanisms.

Excessive removal of fluid from the body is called exicosis and can occur for several reasons:

• as a result of taking medicines(diuretics, laxatives);
• as a result of food poisoning (vomiting, diarrhea);
• as a result of food infection (vomiting, diarrhea);
• abundant diuresis as a consequence of various diseases;
• excessive sweating as a result of vigorous physical activity;
• as a result of heavy blood loss due to injuries or burns.

In this case, not only the liquid necessary for the normal functioning of all cells, tissues and organs is removed, but also the salts dissolved in it.

This leads to pathological disorders:

• acid-base balance of intercellular fluids and blood (acidosis);
• kidney function;
• blood clotting;
• brain and central nervous system functions;
• development of hypotension and cardiovascular pathologies.

A persistent lack of mineral salts can cause not only various pathological changes in metabolism, but also provoke convulsions, collapse, coma and death.

Signs of dehydration are a sharp loss of body weight and appetite, dry mucous membranes and skin, sunken eyeballs, thirst, tachycardia, impaired hearing, vision, coordination, and peripheral circulation. The condition is considered especially dangerous for an infant.

How to deal with dehydration?

What needs to be done to replenish fluid loss? To normalize the condition, products that restore water-salt metabolism with maximum efficiency are suitable. These drugs can be used at home initial stages when the consequences can be easily eliminated without medical assistance.

In cases where dehydration develops rapidly, it is necessary to restore the patient in a hospital.

Ambulance or how can Regidron help?

A home first aid kit should have several items that will help support the patient until the doctor arrives. One of them is “Regidron” at home.

It is a crystallized product packaged in sachets. "Regidron" is intended to restore the balance of electrolytes and acidity levels that are disturbed as a result of fluid loss. The causes are usually diarrhea and vomiting due to various foodborne illnesses.

Regidron contains sodium chloride, sodium citrate, potassium chloride and glucose. At home, the contents of one sachet are diluted in boiled water that has cooled to room temperature according to the instructions indicated on the package. There is no need to add other components to the water-salt solution; it can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 days.

Regidron is taken based on the body weight of a person who is at risk of dehydration. For example, in an acute period, it is necessary to drink an amount equal to 10 ml per 1 kg of weight within an hour. The required amount of a substance can be calculated differently by weighing. The amount of fluid should be twice the weight lost.

The Regidron water-salt solution is contraindicated if the patient has kidney disease (chronic or acute pyelonephritis), diabetes mellitus of various origins and hypertension. Increased concentrations of the drug can cause disturbances in glomerular filtration, the development of alkalosis, hyperkalemia and hypernatremia. The result is weakness, clouding of consciousness, heart rhythm disturbances, and sometimes an overdose can lead to respiratory arrest.

What should you do if you experience symptoms of overdose?

"Regidron" is canceled and measures are taken to correct the patient's condition if:

• urinary retention or bloody diarrhea begins;
• loose stools do not stop for more than 5 days;
• symptoms of central nervous system disorders are observed: delayed reactions, drowsiness, weakness;
• body temperature rises sharply;
• when diarrhea ceases, which is accompanied by acute abdominal pain.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding are not contraindications to the use of the solution.

How to take "Regidron"?

The calculated amount of "Regidron" is drunk in small sips, taking a break of several minutes between doses (up to 10 - 15), during which time you do not need to drink anything else. Between vomiting, it is better to drink Regidron cold, in small portions.

To solder a child, use half the concentration of the product for the same amount of water.

It is recommended to drink the drug for 3 to 4 days after all signs of the disease have disappeared, to completely restore the balance of electrolytes and fluids in the body. At this moment, the concentration of “Regidron” is reduced to half.

Making your own medicine at home

If you don’t have Regidron in your first aid kit, you can replace it at home with other products that you can easily prepare with your own hands:

• Dissolve 10 g of salt and granulated sugar in warm boiled water (200 ml);
• In warm boiled water (500 ml), dissolve 40 g of salt and granulated sugar and ¼ part of a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate;
• Soak clean, scalded raisins (a source of potassium) in water (1 liter), leave on low heat for no more than an hour. About 100 g of raisins will be enough. When the infusion has cooled, add 20 g of sugar, 10 g of salt and the same amount of sodium bicarbonate. The recipe allows for the use of double sugar if there are no raisins.

Other means that will help restore the balance of water in the body at home and help it recover from diarrhea and vomiting are various infusions and decoctions with the addition of a small amount of sugar.

They are especially suitable for children and are easy to prepare:

• Rose hip decoction or infusion: 100 g of dry rose hips are infused in a liter of water in a water bath or over low heat for an hour, then cooled without straining or mashing the rose hips. A small amount of sugar is added to the finished broth - 2 - 3 tablespoons, so that it is sweet and sour, but not cloying;
• Compote of dried fruits or berries;
• Linden, chamomile, lemon balm, any herbal tea that tastes good.

At this moment, it is important not to give the patient juices with pulp, coffee, cocoa, sweet soda, or strong black tea.

Pharmacy analogues

There are analogues of the product that can be purchased in the first aid kit if you can’t buy “Regidron”:

• "Hydrovit";
• "Disol";
• "Ringer".

Analog "Hydrovit"

It is used to restore the balance of electrolytes, relieve intoxication and restore the amount of fluid in a child after diarrhea, hyperthermia, and physical exertion. The drug is produced in crystallized form, packaged in 4.9 g sachets. Additionally, the drug contains dextrose and flavoring, which makes the drink pleasant for children.

Regidron is a drug used to correct water and electrolyte balance in children and adults.

Indications for use are mild to moderate dehydration due to diarrhea, as well as for the prevention of dehydration during intense physical activity.

Regidron solution includes several components:

• Sodium chloride;
• Sodium citrate;
• Potassium chloride;
• Glucose;
• Water.

The following pathological conditions are contraindications to the use of the drug:

• Acute renal failure;
• Insulin-dependent or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus;
• Intestinal obstruction;
• Coma (in the presence of a nasogastric tube is not a contraindication);
• Hypersensitivity to the components of the product.

Several important practical aspects about Regidron:

• The dose of rehydrating drugs is calculated in accordance with the patient’s body weight;
• The medicine is available in powder form, from which the dosage form is subsequently prepared;
• The prepared solution must be consumed within 1 day.

Important! You can also make a rehydrating drug yourself - the effectiveness of such a product will be close to that of pharmaceutical drugs, but not equivalent to it.

So, how to prepare Regidron at home?

Components and preparation conditions

To prepare your own rehydration solution, you will need the following components:

• Salt;
• Granulated sugar;
• Boiled drinking water;
• Baking soda;
• Vessel with a volume of 0.5 to 1 liter;
• Tea spoon.

The homemade Regidron recipe does not require sterility. However, it is necessary to maintain cleanliness at the place where the medicine is prepared. The table on which manipulations are performed should not be dusty - you should first wipe it with a clean cloth. Your hands should also be clean.

If these rules are not followed, pathogenic microorganisms may enter the solution and the patient’s condition may worsen due to the addition of bacterial microflora.

Cooking recipes

The composition and method of producing Regidron at home may have some differences, since there are three recipes for the drug:

• In a glass of boiled water, mix 1 teaspoon of sugar and salt;
• Add ¼ tsp to 500 ml of boiled water. baking soda, ¼ tsp. salt and 2 table. spoons of sugar;
• Add 1 tbsp to one liter jar. sugar, in the other - 1 table. spoon of salt. Afterwards, both jars are filled with warm water to the top. The composition is taken every 10 minutes, in turn from both cans.

After thoroughly mixing the components and obtaining a homogeneous mixture (for the first two recipes), the finished solution must be put in the refrigerator and consumed within 24 hours.

Long-term storage of Regidron prepared at home leads to the precipitation of salts, which makes the drug unsuitable for use.

How and in what quantity to drink the solution

It is considered normal to consume an amount of Regidron that is twice the amount of body weight lost. So, if during the illness the patient lost 200 grams of weight, then the dose of the solution for the first 10 hours of treatment will be 400 grams of an aqueous solution. In this case, the patient should not drink other liquids.

If necessary, therapy with Regidron is continued for up to 3-4 days, while the patient is allowed to drink other liquids. The ratio of regular liquid to drug solution should be 4:1, respectively.

The rehydration solution should be taken in small sips. In case of severe vomiting in a child, Regidron is given frozen or administered through a nasogastric tube.

Symptoms and causes of overdose

Excessive use of Regidron can lead to an overdose. The latter is characterized by the appearance of symptoms of hypernatremia:

• Weakness;
• Nervous excitement;
• Drowsiness;
• Confusion;
• Cramps.

Children with an overdose may fall into a coma with breathing problems and seizures.

Important! Hypernatremia when using Regidron is possible only when the drug is administered through a nasogastric tube or with long-term, multi-day use of high doses saline solution. A single dose of even a large volume of saline solution does not lead to an overdose.

Help with hypernatremia is to maintain vital body functions and remove excess mineral salts. The latter is achieved through active stimulation of urination using potassium and sodium excreting diuretics (Furosemide, Lasix). Assistance is provided by qualified specialists in a hospital setting.

Which solution is better - pharmacy or homemade?

In general, both pharmacy and homemade Regidron allows you to achieve the goal of restoring the water and electrolyte balance in the body in diseases accompanied by fluid loss. But there are also differences:

• a drug produced industrially has a more pronounced effect in terms of the qualitative composition of replenishable salts. The pharmaceutical preparation contains potassium salts and sodium citrate, which are not added to the home preparation (due to their banal absence);
• the pharmaceutical drug has a more precise dosage and salt ratio. It is not recommended to add foreign substances to pharmaceutical Regidron to improve the taste;
• A homemade rehydration solution allows you to add auxiliary components that make it easier for children to take the drug (honey, fruit concentrates).

We hope that you have received a comprehensive answer to your questions about how to make and use Regidron at home. But it is important to understand that a homemade drug can only be used for mild dehydration. Severe dehydration requires not only the use of professional restoration solutions, but also treatment aimed at eliminating the root cause of fluid loss.

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Doctor Komarovsky on how to make rehydron for children at home

With vomiting, prolonged diarrhea, especially if infection is accompanied high temperature, the child faces a very dangerous prospect - dehydration may begin. Therefore, every time Dr. Komarovsky talks about such conditions, he emphasizes the need to use oral rehydration products, such as “Regidron”, “Humana Electrolyte”, etc. They allow you to quickly restore the water-salt balance in the baby’s body and avoid problems the most severe consequences of dehydration.

But in an emergency it is not always possible to visit a pharmacy or it is not possible to stock up on such medicines in the home medicine cabinet. Then you can prepare the solution with your own hands, and its properties will be in no way inferior to the pharmaceutical preparation. Pediatrician Evgeniy Komarovsky talks about how to do this and how to properly use the resulting solution.

Evgeny Komarovsky calls oral rehydration products the most important in the family medicine cabinet of sensible parents. Since the vast majority of childhood illnesses are infectious nature, then pathological loss of fluid by the child’s body is a common phenomenon. And with intestinal infections, and with viral diseases, which are accompanied by high fever, intoxication, vomiting or diarrhea, and with food poisoning- Rehydration products will be the main treatment for the baby.

They are a mixture of salts, which, when dissolved with ordinary boiled water, gives a liquid that, when drunk, not only compensates for the loss of water. It also makes it possible to restore the deficiency of salts and minerals lost through vomit, frequent loose stools, and sweat, which are very important for normal operation all organs and systems.

The most famous means of oral rehydration in Russia:

• "Regidron";
• "Hydrovit";
• "Maratonic";
• "Normohydron";
• "Orasan";
• "Reosolan";
• Humana Electrolyte.

During illness, a child eats less, and this is quite natural, but it is with food that young children receive a large amount of liquid, since they eat cereals, soups, and kefir. Lack of appetite, although caused physiologically, has an additional impact on the process of dehydration.

A method in which treatment is aimed at replenishing fluid and salt balance is called rehydration therapy. If necessary, you can introduce the necessary substances into the child’s body in two ways:

• through the mouth, if he drinks, absorbs and excretes the solution;
• intravenously - through a drip, if he refuses to drink or vomits so often that everything he drinks comes out immediately.

The second method is not practiced at home; this is the task of emergency doctors and specialists from infectious diseases hospitals.

In most cases, parents are excellent at coping with the problem in the first way - orally. If you have ready-made pharmaceutical sachets of “Regidron” or another drug from the list above, just dilute them with the required amount of water, as written on the package. The drug is not a prescription and is available to everyone.

If for some reason there are no ready-made sachets, and it is not possible to get them in the next half hour, then you can prepare the solution yourself. It does not include any special ingredients that would not be in the kitchen of any housewife.

The World Health Organization considers it correct if a solution for drinking in case of intoxication with a volume of 1 liter of water contains:

• sodium chloride (3.5 g);
• sodium bicarbonate (2.5 g);
• potassium chloride (1.5 g);
• glucose (20 g).

When treating children for severe intestinal infections accompanied by severe diarrhea or vomiting, it is recommended to add trisodium citrate in an amount of 2.9 g to the solution instead of sodium bicarbonate, and reduce the salt content (sodium chloride) to 2.6 g.

Home cooking has nothing to do with the chemical laboratory, and therefore Komarovsky provides the above recommendations solely for general information about the composition of the rehydration solution. At home, preparing the product will look like this:

• 1 liter of boiled warm water;
• table salt (you can use iodized salt, but ordinary salt is better) - 3 grams (this is 1 level teaspoon);
• sugar 18 grams (or sucrose for those who cannot tolerate sugar in the same amount). This is a little less than a tablespoon.

This recipe is approved by the World Health Organization as fully meeting the requirements for a drug with rehydration properties.

The prepared solution must be thoroughly mixed until all crystals of both salt and sugar are completely dissolved in the water. The taste of the mixture is not the most pleasant, and therefore you should not expect that the child will start drinking it with delight, says Evgeny Komarovsky.

The resulting solution should be given warm. It is desirable that the temperature of the liquid be equal to the baby’s body temperature - if this condition is met, the liquid will be absorbed and absorbed faster.

There is no specific dosage, but there are important rule: the more the child drinks, the better. Therefore, you need to drink as much and as often as possible. If there are no symptoms of dehydration, it is enough to give the child a prepared liter of solution in three to four hours.

If alarming symptoms of dehydration appear, the dosage should be increased. These signs include:

• dry skin, crying without tears, dry tongue, feeling of constant thirst in the baby;
• infrequent urination (in three hours he never passes for a “minor need”);
• urine has a bright, rich color and sometimes a pungent odor;
• antipyretic drugs do not give any pronounced effect;
• sharpening of facial features, appearance of dark circles under the eyes.

If the vomiting is very intense, and it is not possible to give the child something to drink normally, you need to give him a drip feed from a disposable syringe without a needle, a baby bottle, a teaspoon - whatever you like, as long as he drinks. If even such a small amount is not absorbed, you should call an ambulance so that the child can be given intravenous rehydration. You should not store the homemade solution for too long: if not the entire diluted amount is drunk in 3-4 hours, it is advisable to prepare a new portion.

Dr. Komarovsky will tell you more about dehydration of a child’s body and how to prepare a rehydron solution at home in the next video.

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Recipes for making rehydron at home

Regidron is a drug that allows you to quickly restore fluid in the body and replenish the balance of necessary electrolytes and substances. Used for severe dehydration due to poisoning, frequent and heavy physical activity, and sports. A similar drug should be in every home medicine cabinet. The product is also recommended for regular use during frequent and high physical activity, overheating, and hyperhidrosis. Regidron has virtually no contraindications, so it can be prescribed to everyone without exception - adults, children, pregnant and lactating women.

Home rehydron

Cases of poisoning and diarrhea occur quite often, especially in the spring and summer. If you don’t have it at hand, it doesn’t matter, it’s just important to know a few simple recipes on how to make rehydration medications at home. If you don’t have rehydron on hand, the composition for preparing it at home is simple and accessible to everyone. Even in camping conditions, you can easily find all the ingredients; the main thing is to know exactly how to prepare the product, its composition and proportions, and what you can replace the rehydron with.

To prepare, you will need the simplest ingredients - salt, sugar, soda. Such components are on hand almost always and in every home.

The composition of a conventional drug for restoring water-salt balance is quite simple - sodium and calcium chloride, or simply - salt and soda, citrate, glucose. While taking the drug, you should not eat foods with large amounts of sucrose. This can reduce the positive impact to zero.

The anti-dehydration solution must be taken correctly and cannot be combined with other similar medications and certain foods.

Nothing should be added to improve the taste of the rehydration solution, even if the child refuses to take the drug.

Homemade rehydron, just like pharmacy rehydron, must be taken correctly. Immediately after poisoning or at the first unpleasant symptoms, it is recommended to drink at least 500-700 ml of solution. Ideally, the calculation is carried out according to the scheme - 10 ml of the drug is drunk per 1 kg of weight (used within the first hour).

After the dose is reduced by half, it is necessary to continue taking the drug until the condition normalizes. For children, slightly different calculations - per 1 kg of weight from 25 to 60 ml. As health improves, the amount of the drug is reduced to 5 ml per kilogram.

Recipes

There are not many recipes for preparing a solution to replenish electrolyte balance, because, in fact, such a product can contain only four components - salt, soda, sugar and water. Only the dosage of the components and the methods of using the resulting medicine may be different.

This is a recipe that can be used to prepare a useful solution even in emergency conditions. Take 200 ml of clean water, preferably boiled and purified, dissolve 5 grams of salt and the same amount of sugar in it. Take in the same dosages as a regular pharmaceutical drug.

Recipe No. 2

For half a liter of water you need to take two tablespoons of sugar, a quarter teaspoon of soda and the same amount of salt. Also mix thoroughly and drink according to recommendations. This saline solution will have a much better and faster effect on the body due to the soda content.

Recipe No. 3

Not much different from the first one. You just need to separately dilute salt and sugar, one tablespoon per liter of water. Take the solutions one at a time every ten minutes. You can also make two separate jars - one with soda solution, and the other with salt. If you want to make rehydron yourself at home for your child, then simply mix 1 spoon of sugar, half each of salt and soda in a glass of water.

Saline solution on raisins

If you have time, you can prepare a saline solution based on raisin decoction. To do this, 100 g of dried grapes are boiled in water for half an hour, the broth is filtered and all the same ingredients are added to it - salt, sugar and soda.

The resulting mixture is boiled for another three minutes and cooled to room temperature, now it can be used for treatment.

If you need help urgently, prepare homemade rehydron without raisins. Any solution can be stored for no more than a day at a cool temperature and in an unlit place.

Dehydration is very dangerous for the body, especially for children, so symptoms of poisoning, vomiting, should not be left to chance. In case of diarrhea or vomiting, it is best to immediately call ambulance. It is advisable to start taking all the necessary medications immediately, since in the process of vomiting and diarrhea, dehydration and loss of nutrients from the body occur quite quickly.

Home and pharmacy preparations are not the main means of treatment, remember this! If poisoning occurs and unpleasant associated symptoms, then it is necessary to look for the cause and eliminate it.

Regidron is used exclusively to restore electrolyte balance, but does not treat poisoning in any way and does not remove toxic substances from the body, so taking additional medications is necessary, but in intervals with taking a saline solution.

Regidron is not such a harmless drug; if the dose is exceeded or the solution is prepared incorrectly, it can cause significant harm to the body, and there are also certain contraindications in which the use of the drug is limited or completely prohibited. It should not be given to patients in an unconscious state, with increased blood pressure, as well as with severe and continuous vomiting. Also contraindications are diabetes mellitus, renal colic, and intestinal obstruction. Children are recommended to take drips rather than sip the solution. Taking the solution in small portions will prevent the next attack of vomiting and will quickly restore the lack of all necessary substances in the body.

In addition to rehydron, you can purchase at the pharmacy other drugs with similar composition, which are practically no different from the original:

• "Normohydron";
• "Orsol";
• "Regidron Optim";
• "Re-Sol";
• "Electral".

Rehydron should always be in your home medicine cabinet, so that if unpredictable situations arise, you can quickly and easily use the powder and prepare a solution. If you don’t have the product at home, in case of emergency, use prescriptions and be sure to consult a doctor.

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Regidron at home is easy

Dehydration poses a serious threat to human life. Therefore, for intestinal infections that are accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea, it is important to take immediate measures to solve this problem.

The loss of the 10th part of the fluid contained in the body leads to the development of irreversible consequences, and the loss of the 4th part leads to death.

General characteristics

Dosage form

The dosage form of Regidron is a white powder with a fairly pronounced crystalline consistency. It is intended for preparing a water product that replenishes the water, alkaline and salt balance in the body.

Composition of Regidron:

• sodium chloride (regular table salt);
• dextrose (a type of sugar);
• potassium chloride (acid-base balance regulator);
• sodium citrate (acidity regulator).

It is recommended to take the product to restore the water, salt and alkaline balance of the body. Experts prescribe this remedy for sudden losses of electrolytes (fluids). Among the traditional conditions requiring rehydration therapy are: acute infections intestines, excessive physical exercise, as well as thermal damage to the body. For an adult and a child, it is equally important to monitor the body’s water balance and, if provoking factors arise, take measures to eliminate them together with “drinking.”

To get a better idea of ​​the importance of rehabilitation therapy, you can watch the video. Professor Komarovsky recommends treating an adult or child for dehydration with the help of a rehydration agent, which can be purchased at a pharmacy or prepared independently at home. After watching the video, you will receive a lot of useful information about the importance of this product and learn the most optimal recipe for its preparation.

The effectiveness of rehydration therapy

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The solution helps restore electrolytes washed out of the body during vomiting and severe diarrhea. This remedy replenishes required level salts With its help, you can correct the acid and alkaline balance, bringing the body back to normal. Children and adults also need sugar (dextrose), which is contained in Regidron. With its help, the balance of citrates, which are responsible for the functioning of internal organs and acid balance in the body.

Regidron's solution has a simultaneous effect on the exhausted body of a child or adult, acting as an antidote and rehydrant. You can replace Regidron purchased at the pharmacy with a homemade solution.

How to prepare Regidron correctly?

Regidron solution and its analogues, such as Disol, Sorbilact or Ringer, can be made independently. It is important to follow the recommended proportions in order to achieve the required concentration of the substances included in the preparations.

Home rehydron

There are several ways to prepare a solution for rehydration therapy:

• The first method is to take 1 tsp per 200 ml of warm boiled water. sugar and salt.
• The second method is to take 2 tbsp per 500 ml of cooled boiled water. l. sugar and salt, add a quarter of a teaspoon of soda.
• The third way is to add 1 tbsp to one liter jar. l. salt, and in the other - 1 tbsp. l. soda, then fill to the top with boiled warm water. Take alternately every 10 minutes.

Anyone can prepare the solution at home. It is recommended to discuss this issue with your doctor first.

Making a solution is not difficult, the main thing is to maintain the proportions. Preparing a rehydration solution for a child is no different from a solution intended for an adult.

Children should take it in smaller quantities: the initial dose is no more than 5-10 ml.

Carefully pour the finished product into the child’s mouth, 1 tsp at a time. every 10 min. The total volume of the solution can be calculated at the rate of 30-50 ml per 1 kg of body weight.

Spoon drinking

If there is excessive vomiting, a drip infusion can be performed. It is possible to replace the rehydration agent with sweet tea or compote. If the child’s stomach does not hold even a spoonful of liquid, the solution should be frozen. Regidron should be given to children in this form in small pieces and with extreme caution. In this way, it is possible to replenish the body’s water balance and suppress gag reflexes by affecting the tongue receptors with cold.

Before you start preparing, watch a video about the benefits of this product, which contains useful information and rules for making a rehydration product. This drug should not be taken by children or adults as a primary treatment. Such therapy is supportive and can only be used in combination with taking medications aimed at eliminating the cause of dehydration.

Children should take the solution in small dosages, which will prevent repeated vomiting and replenish the body with missing elements. It is important to remember that you should not take this remedy if you have renal failure, with an excess of potassium and diabetes mellitus.

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