Cheap hydration tech

[mindstalk]

1) A bit of lemon juice in a bunch of water.  Not working as well as in past sicknesses; I seem to want more sugar.

2) Maple syrup (in lieu of the canonical honey, which I don't have) and a bit of lemon juice in a bunch of water. 

3) Orange juice diluted in a bunch of water.

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[tooth-and-claw.livejournal.com]

Ginger Ale has always done wonders for my tummy, when I'm ill.

[mindstalk.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that or lemon-lime drinks like Sprite or 7-Up have helped in the past. Don't have any on hand, though.

Freshman year in high school, I was sick but going to class anyway. I got some Sprite or 7-Up from the vending machines to sip through class, and was surprised at how nice it was. Hydration, but maybe also the carbonation breaking up gunk. Over the next few days I kept doing this, and as I got better the drink got less and less attractive; when I was healthy again I didn't want it at all.

No, I don't usually drink soft drinks. :)

[anima-mecanique.livejournal.com]

Fun fact: I actually can't drink ginger ale because I only ever got it as a kid when I was puking my guts out. My brain apparently associates it with being sick, so I get nauseous if I drink it while I'm not.

The Wonders Of the Human Mind.

[fanw.livejournal.com]

Just for comparison, here is the recipe for Oral Rehydration Therapy, the stuff they give people who have cholera and desperately need rehydration.

Taken from Wikipedia: "There are several commercially available products but an inexpensive home-made solution consists of 8 level teaspoons of sugar and 1 level teaspoon of table salt mixed in 1 liter of water (Rehydration Project: Home made recipe). ... A half cup of orange juice or half of a mashed banana can be added to each liter both to add potassium and to improve taste."

[mindstalk.livejournal.com]

Thanks.
I'd been thinking mostly about getting lots of water in, and some sugars, but I suppose I should think about salt a bit too.