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Memory Joggers: Oral Rehydration Therapy
  • One level teaspoon of salt
  • Eight level teaspoons of sugar
  • One litre(5 cups) of clean drinking water
  • 1/2 cup orange juice or 1/2 mashed banana

Feed after every loose stool.

Adults and adolescents should drink at least 3 quarts or liters of ORS a day until they are well.

For a child under the age of two .25 to .5 cup per feeding.

For older children .5-1 cup per feeding.

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