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You can always make your own sports drink, starting with the recipe from the World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-FCH-CAH-06.

You can always make your own sports drink, starting with the recipe from the World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-FCH-CAH-06.1 https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-FCH-CAH-06.1 Just 4 ingredients: Glucose, anhydrous (dextrose) Sodium chloride (salt) Potassium chloride Trisodium citrate, dihydrate Of course, the batch size of 75 kg may not be the most convenient for home use, but it's easy to scale down.

leereeves 2y ago
Is the trisodium citrate necessary or just for flavor?
- hildolfr 2y ago
  From the PDF linked by parent: citrate corrects the acidosis that occurs as a result of diarrhoea and dehydration.
  - leereeves 2y ago
    So not necessary in a sports drink meant to keep someone hydrated rather than treat someone who is already severely dehydrated?