As we all know, in addition to regular meals, the human body needs to supplement with 1200-1600 ml of water daily to meet its needs. However, if an illness causes dehydration, rehydration is not as simple as just drinking water.
Heatstroke
When we have been under the hot sun for a long time during the summer and experience symptoms of heatstroke such as dizziness, headache, and vertigo, we need to immediately leave the high-temperature environment and rehydrate mainly with mung bean soup, which is cooling, sweet, and has the effects of relieving summer heat and promoting urination. You can also boil 100 grams of mung beans with 30 grams of honeysuckle for another 5 minutes after the water boils for the best heatstroke prevention effect. In addition, sour plum soup and green tea with similar effects are also good choices.
Diarrhea
For diarrhea, don't rush to use medication. "Preventing dehydration" is the primary measure. At this time, patients can be given a mixture of water, salt, and sugar to supplement the electrolytes lost in the body. You can add about half the amount of salt that fits on a beer bottle cap to rice porridge, or add the same amount of salt and a tablespoon of white sugar to boiling water. Choose either of these two special "drinks" and try to get the patient to drink as much as possible.
In addition, you can eat some easily digestible liquid foods to ensure nutritional needs.
Vomiting
Vomiting is also a way for the body to expel harmful substances. If antiemetic drugs are used at this time, it will cause these harmful substances to remain in the body, which is harmful to health. If it's simple vomiting, you should relax and supplement with an appropriate amount of sugar water to avoid water and electrolyte imbalance. If not, and it is accompanied by gastrointestinal discomfort, then pay attention to massaging the stomach and abdomen while rehydrating.
Cold and Fever
Due to the large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor environments, catching a cold and having a fever is also common in the summer. A fever is a phenomenon where the body temperature rises as pathogens invade the body and immune cells respond collectively. When you have a fever, the body loses a large amount of heat energy, vitamins, and minerals. Therefore, at this time, you need to supplement with about 3000 ml of water per day, and it's best to also drink some soy milk to maintain nutrition.