Cure Research for Dehydration

Latest Treatments for Dehydration

Some of the more recent treatments for Dehydration include:

Oral fluids
IV fluids
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Treatments for Dehydration

Treatments to consider for Dehydration may include:

Hospitalization - Newborns and infants need special care; dehydration can be severe or even fatal
Water - but not enough alone, need electrolytes as well.
Fluids - broth or soups (for salt/sodium), fruit juices, soft fruits, vegetables (for potassium)
Intravenous fluids - in severe cases
Breast milk
Baby formula
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Medical Research Breakthroughs and Dehydration

Rota virus vaccine has FDA approval: The FDA has recently approved the rotavirus vaccine to prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis in children. Rotavirus infection is the leading cause of gastroenteritis in infants world wide resulting in diarrhea, dehydration and even death in some cases. The vaccine is an oral live attenuated human rotavirus which offers protection against the most common type of circulating rotavirus and is given in a 2 dose series. The U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that the child completes the immunization by 6 months of age. Clinical trials show that the protection offered by the vaccine is sustained and broad through the first two years of life.The vaccine is also efficacious across ethnic groups. The commonly encountered adverse effects included irritability, running nose, fever, cough, loss of appetite and vomiting. It has been contraindicated in children with uncorrected congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal tract.