Dioralyte Blackcurrant

What is Dioralyte Blackcurrant

Dioralyte is rehydration salts that assist you regain lost  water and salt in the body. This product is in a powder type inside a sachet, to make use of it, you must mix the contents of the sachet in water to make a cup. 

Can I buy Dioralyte Sachet online?

Yes, you can. Dioralyte Sachet does not require a formal prescription,  though it is advisable to consult your medical officer before use, to discuss your suitability with the product. You must be at least 18 years old to purchase this product.

Dehydration and its causes

Dehydration is deemed to be what happens when the body loses fluids more than you consume. If it's not treated, it can get worse and become a serious problem.

The causes of dehydration may not be due to underlying diseases. Examples include heat, excessive activity, insufficient fluid consumption, fluid loss, excessive sweating, or medication side effects.

Common Symptoms of dehydration:

• Extreme feeling of thirst

• Foul-smelling and dark yellow urine

• Dizziness or lightheadedness

• Persistent tiredness

• Dry eyes, mouth, and lips

• Producing only a small amount of urine, and urinating less than four times a day

How effective is Dioralyte?

Dioralyte sachets is a medicine which contains rehydration salts, which consist of sugar (glucose) and electrolytes such as sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and disodium hydrogen citrate.

The after-effects of diarrhea is an unusual and increased loss of fluids and salts like sodium and potassium, which gets you dehydrated. Using Dioralyte will help you replace these fluids and salts to help rehydrate you.

When you dissolve the contents of the sachets in water, this provides a liquid solution that helps with the fluid replacement in the body. The glucose in dioralyte sachets enables the water and electrolytes to be adequately absorbed from the intestines.

Dioralyte sachets target the dehydration your body encounters as a result of diarrhea, by rendering the following help to your body:

• Replace and balance lost fluids in the body

• Restores essential body salts

Diarrhea and its causes

Diarrhea is loose, watery bowel movements that may occur regularly and comes with an extreme sense of urgency. Diarrhea that lasts more than 24hrs could be a sign of a serious health problem. 

These are the most common causes of diarrhoea:

• Ingestion of Infected/contaminated food or water

• Viral infection such as the common cold/flu, norovirus, or rotavirus. Rotavirus is deemed to be the most common causes of acute diarrhoea in children.

• Parasites, tiny organisms found in contaminated/infected food or water

• Drugs like antibiotics, cancer medications, and antacids containing magnesium

• Food allergies and sensitivities, which are problems digesting certain ingredients or foods. An example is lactose intolerance.

• Crohn's disease

• irritable bowel syndrome

Some people also get diarrhoea after stomach surgery, because sometimes the surgeries can cause food to move through your digestive system more quickly.

Sometimes no cause can be found. If your diarrhoea goes away within a few days, finding the cause is usually not necessary.

• Stomach cramps or pain in the abdomen

• Frequent need to pass out faeces 

• Lack of bowel control

• If the diarrhoea is caused by a virus or bacteria, then other symptoms include fever, cold/chills, and bloody stools.

Diarrhoea could also cause dehydration; in other words, your body does not have enough fluid to function correctly. Dehydration could be a serious issue, especially with children, the elderly, and people with fragile immune systems.