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I'm a runner and I adore liquid IV. If you want something to mix with water that has no sugars I highly recommend LMNT. It's VERY salty but my kids like it with one packet mixed into a whole quart of water kept in the fridge.
Caveat that these products are meant for athletes and you can certainly overdo salts in the elderly/sedentary easily. If you try them you'll want to mix them with way more water than directed, and I prefer them over ice.
Let me put it to you this way: my mother lived with advanced dementia and only drank black coffee, a diuretic, till 95+. She refused all liquids and lived longer than the vast majority of humans do.
No, forget about IVs and struggles to keep demented elders hydrated! Let them be.
I have heard that you need a certain amount of fat in your body also, after a while water just goes through you. A half a cup of milk, then water or some ice cream or pudding along with water. The fat holds the water in.
I go by that , my mom drinks these little refrigerator shakes we get at are local convenience store.
I may be wrong , if anyone else ever heard that, but it seems to be helping my family.
On hot days when I'm active I drink half Gatorade and half water. Really seems to help.
I think the best thing to do is keep on top of it so you don't need something like that.
But I do drink Pedialyte when or if I'm really sick with covid/flu or anything like that
I certainly would not spend my money on a product like this. Probably not much better than Pedialyte or any one of the "sports drinks".
I preferred to give my Husband real foods that would keep him more hydrated. He loved his Crystal Light and I also made Arnold Palmer for him. (I tried to keep away from the artificial sweetener so for each CL he had he would have the tea lemonade mix.) But each of his meals also were very fluid. For breakfast in addition to oatmeal, cream of wheat or other such he would have fruit and sometimes yogurt. Lunch was always soup or stew. He would have fruit between and dinner was again another soup or stew. (Most of his meals were blended/pureed so I really did not have to worry about fluids) Even before he had to have pureed foods he always drank a lot.
Foods that contain a lot of liquids Salads fruits veggies soup stew pudding ice cream popsicles yogurt jello applesauce
keep monitoring fluids may need to be thickened if there is any coughing or choking. If it does things like popsicles and ice cream and jello turn to liquids when in the mouth so they really can't be thickened.
Assuming this is a genuine question and not spam I'll answer - IMO these products are a big scam and unless they are so delicious that your loved one is begging for more they are no better at hydration than any other beverage you can get them to drink, save your money.
By proceeding, I agree that I understand the following disclosures:
I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
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APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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I authorize A Place For Mom ("APFM") to collect certain personal and contact detail information, as well as relevant health care information about me or from me about the senior family member or relative I am assisting ("Senior Living Care Information").
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Caveat that these products are meant for athletes and you can certainly overdo salts in the elderly/sedentary easily. If you try them you'll want to mix them with way more water than directed, and I prefer them over ice.
No, forget about IVs and struggles to keep demented elders hydrated! Let them be.
I go by that , my mom drinks these little refrigerator shakes we get at are local convenience store.
I may be wrong , if anyone else ever heard that, but it seems to be helping my family.
On hot days when I'm active I drink half Gatorade and half water. Really seems to help.
I think the best thing to do is keep on top of it so you don't need something like that.
But I do drink Pedialyte when or if I'm really sick with covid/flu or anything like that
Probably not much better than Pedialyte or any one of the "sports drinks".
I preferred to give my Husband real foods that would keep him more hydrated. He loved his Crystal Light and I also made Arnold Palmer for him. (I tried to keep away from the artificial sweetener so for each CL he had he would have the tea lemonade mix.)
But each of his meals also were very fluid. For breakfast in addition to oatmeal, cream of wheat or other such he would have fruit and sometimes yogurt. Lunch was always soup or stew. He would have fruit between and dinner was again another soup or stew. (Most of his meals were blended/pureed so I really did not have to worry about fluids) Even before he had to have pureed foods he always drank a lot.
Foods that contain a lot of liquids
Salads
fruits
veggies
soup
stew
pudding
ice cream
popsicles
yogurt
jello
applesauce
keep monitoring fluids may need to be thickened if there is any coughing or choking. If it does things like popsicles and ice cream and jello turn to liquids when in the mouth so they really can't be thickened.
Assuming this is a genuine question and not spam I'll answer - IMO these products are a big scam and unless they are so delicious that your loved one is begging for more they are no better at hydration than any other beverage you can get them to drink, save your money.