Patient's question:
How to rehydrate when a baby has diarrhea and loses fluids? Does drinking more water make the process very slow? What else can be done?Doctor's answer:
Hello, if the baby is in a very poor mental state, this definitely needs to be taken to the hospital for intravenous infusion. The situation of intravenous fluid replacement must be done quickly. However, if the mental state is still okay, and there is only a repeated occurrence of reduced urine output, we can consider using a saline solution for fluid replacement, 20 to 30 milliliters per kilogram of body weight, to be finished within four hours!