Oral Rehydration Salts 3-Pack

This is not something you need very often, but it is a lifesaver when someone gets dehydrated because of sickness. I carry a couple when traveling.

I thought I was getting something similar to powdered Gatorade. I was wrong. These taste nasty. No sweeteners, no flavoring... it's just brine. I'll stick with sports drinks in the future.

Perfect to have on hand for heat-related dehydration. I have it in my medical bag to quickly treat this issue.

Though I'm sure the product works well, with packaging it is quite heavy to carry for backpacking. I wish it weighed about half as much. It is much bulkier than anticipated.

We travel a great deal and these ORS have saved us (and our travel companions) many a time. They're the best way to recover after being sick.

Every family should have some packets of Oral Rehydration Salts around, for when diarrhea eventually hits. Pedialyte and store knockoffs have too low sodium and too high osmolarity, and kids hate the taste. Unfortunately, the World Health Organization ORS packets offered on Amazon are not the newer low-osmolarity formula, which has been around for over ten years. The CeraLyte 70, 50 g packets do have the right formula; they use maltodextrine in the form of rice syrup to deliver more calories without raising the osmolarity, and they're flavored. Problem is they cost North of $4.50 per liter packet, whereas all around the world you can buy WHO ORS packets for less than $.50 and it's easy to make your own with readily available items like Morton Lite salt and dextrose bought on Amazon.