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Dehydration can occur with persistant and severe vomiting and diarrhea.
Warning Signs of Severe Dehydration:
CONTACT OUR OFFICE IMMEDIATELY IF YOUR CHILD SHOWS ANY OF THESE SIGNS:
1. Excessive sleepiness, listlessness, difficult to arouse
2. Dry tongue and inner cheek
3. No tears produced when crying
4. Sunken eyeballs
5. No urine in last 8-12 hours
6. When skin is pinched, it will stick together, forming a "tent"
MILD DEHYDRATION
PUSH FLUIDS FOR MILD DEHYDRATION
1. Plays less than usual
2. Urinates less frequently
3. Fewer tears when crying
4. Dry mouth/lips
PREPARE YOUR OWN ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS
Starch-based solution
1 quart of water
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 oz. (approx. 1 cup) of baby rice cereal
Sugar-based solution
1 quart of clear water
1/2 teaspoon of salt
8 teaspoons of sugar
Use clean water, if in doubt, use bottled water. Measure ingrediants accurately, using measuring spoons. Keep solution in the refrigerator.
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