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>In the 19th century, however, women were unable to eat or drink and could die from malnutrition and dehydration. What?
by turndown 5y ago
>In the 19th century, however, women were unable to eat or drink and could die from malnutrition and dehydration.
What?
- ip26 5y agoIt’s saying (poorly) that women afflicted by hyperemesis gravidarum couldn’t keep fluids down- today, IV fluids bypass this problem, and are extremely effective. The sad thing is there are also very successful oral fluid replacement regimes, but they are hard & not intuitive.
- turndown 5y agoAh I see, thank you for that.
- burnished 5y agoWhat are those techniques? I'm quite intrigued by 'not intuitive'.
- bewaretheirs 5y agoWater + salts + glucose given orally in the correct ratio; you need water, sugar, sodium, and potassium for it to work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy
- ip26 5y agoWith vomiting, you can administer a spoonful of sugar water or salt water every 2-3 minutes, no more. You must do this for at least an hour. It works because the fluid is absorbed through your mouth, throat, and esophagus before it reaches the stomach- and in many cases once you are rehydrated the vomiting improves. Good tool at 2AM for parents of small children.
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