Why is soup and gatorade such a good remedy?
When you have a fever, you sweat, so you lose water and a little bit of salt. You want to replace that water and that salt. Replacing the salt is less important, since your body has plenty of salt and anything you eat has more than enough salt. It also helps to have calories to keep your body running. Both soup and gatorade contain all three. They do not contain much fat, which would possibly challenge your intestines, but if you're not throwing up or having diarrhea, fat wouldn't be a problem. A glass of water and some crackers would work just as well. Some people, based on marketing, think that gatorade is a magic potion that contains electrolytes. The three human electrolytes are sodium, calcium, and potassium. You lose these three when you have diarrhea or vomit, but you don't need gatorade to replenish them. Anything you eat has plenty of sodium. Your body has plenty of calcium stored. You can get potassium from orange juice, oranges, bananas, and many other sources. Except that when you're sick, orange juice might feel a little too acid for your stomach.
Is gatorade a good thing to drink when you have a cold/flu?
I agree about pedalite but if you would prefer a tastier choice poweraid works too just look for one with the lowest sodium because it dehidrates your body. Hope this helps
Is Gatorade good for sore throats??? If not, what is?
gargling with salt water can temporarily help. warm liquids such as tea work great for soothing sore throats as well-i like the peppermint flavor w/some honey the best... gatorade helps more with restoring fluid and electrolyte levels in the body due to dehydration from excessive sweating,diarrhea,and vomiting.. i don't know your daughter's age but ibuprofen works great to relieve pain and swelling. if she's age 16-adult she can take the adult tablets. 200-400mg every 6 hours but no more than 1200mg in 24 hours.. if she's a child-the suspension liquid works best (no more than 4 doses in 24 hours) ages 2-3 years 1tsp every 6 hours ages 4-5years 1.5 tsp every 6 hours ages 6-8 years 2tsp every 6 hours ages 9-10 2.5tsp every 6 hours ages 11 and up 3tsp every 6 hours she can also suck on sore throat drops or ice.... the following are signs of strep throat and if she presents these she'll need to be seen within 24 hours by her doc to get antibiotics-it's highly contagious as well.. -severe sore throat causing her to not be able to swallow anything -white patches on back of throat -fever of 101 or higher ( in children usually 103+) -nausea and sometimes vomiting i hope she gets to feeling better soon
My 2 1/2 year old toddler has a fever can he drink gatorade?
Yeah gatorade is fine. However the sugar in it may make his sickness worse that is if he's got tummy issues. Water it down if you can while he's not looking. DON"T buy the zero sugar stuff it's nasty and the artificial sugar in it causes daireaha. Try a cold cloth wrapped arounf the back of his neck or on his forehead. Not too many bathes sometimes going from cold to hot and cold to hot too fast can make things worse. I hate to say this but have you tried the sweat it out method? My son had a really bad cold and with a fever 101 when he went to bed I put a blanket over him. He woke up the next morning saturated in sweat but the fever was goen.
Can I eat chicken noodle soup if I have diarrhea? Or should I just not eat?
For vomiting and diarrhea, stick to the brat diet. B- Bananas R- Rice A - Apples T-Toast http://www.ccsu.edu/healthservice/Genera...
What is the best food to eat after throwing up?
Try something that does not smell too much like garlic, onions, or meat or fish. They used to encourage bananas, rice, apples and toast. You might enjoy potatoes, pudding, watermelon, pears, cucumbers for satisfaction and relief of dehydration and sore throat.