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Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:29:59 +0100, Chris Reed wrote: Tony wrote: On Jun 3, 4:08 pm, Martin Gregorie wrote: With summer, season of heat, dehydration and cramps, nearly here I have a question: Does anybody know where I can buy powdered Gatorade in the UK - preferably lemon/lime flavour in 521g (18.4 oz) jars. Failing that, does anybody have a recipe for an acceptable substitute? -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org | You could try a standard oral rehydration solution. The recipe I found is from http://rehydrate.org/solutions/homemade.htm Ingredients: * one level teaspoon of salt * eight level teaspoons of sugar * one litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled Lemon juice is suggested as a flavouring. This page is particularly recommended because it has a picture to explain how you mix these together. I must admit that the idea of putting them all in a jug and stirring had not previously occurred to me. More sophisticated recipes from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy, though so far as I can see these just add a few more minerals. It's gratifying to know that this is the standard treatment for cholera, such a scourge (literally) at airfields. My feeling is that drinking this mixture throughout the flight might be too much, but I'll mix up a batch and put some in a separate bottle, keeping my camelbak for plain water, to stave off cramps. Thanks for the URL's - I've recorded them for future experimentation. Tony and Chris: I agree about drinking the stuff in flight: for that I prefer to use plain water, but I find that Gatorade or equivalent before a late launch on a hot day or after the flight helps a lot. I'll use Lucozade if I must, but I don't like it - too sweet, rather too strong a taste and I don't much like the slightly fizzy taste of it. Just found the WHO recipe: 1. Sodium Chloride 3.5 grams (90 meq/L Sodium) 2. Potassium Chloride 1.5 grams (20 meq/L Potassium) 3. Glucose 20 grams (2% Carbohydrate) 4. Sodium Bicarbonate 2.5 grams (30 meq/L bicarbonate) 1. Alternative: Trisodium Citrate 2.9 grams This looks like less salt and sugar, but I can't translate grams to teaspoons (anyone with accurate scales for this?) HOT NEWS: Further Googling reveals that a level teaspoon of either salt or sugar weighs about 8 grams. Thus the WHO recipe would be (approx): 1. 1/4 level teaspoon salt 2. 1/6 level teaspoon potassium chloride 3. 2.5 level teaspoons sugar 4. 1/3 level teaspoon sodium bicarbonate. Combine 1 and to give 2/3 level teaspoon salt and it should be rather more palatable than the first recipe. According to a UNICEF document I found this lower concentration reduces stool volume by 25%, which in an aircraft can only be a good thing!! |
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