Rehydration formula
Aug 22nd, 2006, 03:38 PM
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Rehydration formula
My Fodor's travel book tells me that I can mix salt & sugar to make a rehydration drink. I know this is a really stupid question, but are salt & sugar readily available in Thailand?
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Aug 22nd, 2006, 09:55 PM
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You can but the powder sachets in 7-11 and other conveninece stores and pharmacies everywhere, cost about B 8 each ( about 20 US cents ), and all those have bottled water too.
If you want a mix when out and about invest about B 13 ( about 34 US cents ) in a bottle of water with the twisting seal cap on it that opens and closes, and you can add your powder to that, put it in the hotel room mini-bar and then nice and cold when 'out and about' there are also plenty of the 'energy' soft drinks etc available everywhere.
The pleasant flavoured packs a lot nicer way that mixing salt and sugar!
If you want a mix when out and about invest about B 13 ( about 34 US cents ) in a bottle of water with the twisting seal cap on it that opens and closes, and you can add your powder to that, put it in the hotel room mini-bar and then nice and cold when 'out and about' there are also plenty of the 'energy' soft drinks etc available everywhere.
The pleasant flavoured packs a lot nicer way that mixing salt and sugar!
Aug 22nd, 2006, 09:58 PM
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Those 'energy' drinks are around B 20 ( about USD 50 cents ) I have no idea if content is more use that the powder mix but if you keep 4 or 5 of those sachets it's easy to mix with water wherever you go.
Aug 23rd, 2006, 03:23 AM
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Well yes, of course, salt and sugar are readily available in Thailand else all the residents would be suffering from all those complaints you get without them!!
My suggestion - if it's so important to you - cos I really don't think you are going to get a serious dose of the trots in Thailand - and if you don't want to buy the packaged variety before you leave home - just collect those twists of sugar and salt freely available at the great McD, etc, etc. and take them along.
Easy, peasy, hey!!
My suggestion - if it's so important to you - cos I really don't think you are going to get a serious dose of the trots in Thailand - and if you don't want to buy the packaged variety before you leave home - just collect those twists of sugar and salt freely available at the great McD, etc, etc. and take them along.
Easy, peasy, hey!!
Aug 24th, 2006, 06:01 PM
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Thanks - I really do appreciate this web site and all your help - I have a tendency to "flake out" when I feel I'm out of my element - and sometimes I really am OUT OF MY ELEMENT!!
Aug 24th, 2006, 06:41 PM
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I did get a serious case of "the trots" as fuzzy called it. While in Chiang Mai I was seriously ill for a couple of days. thank goodness I had brought some antibiotics with me to knock the bug out, so to speak.
During the time I was down I drank plenty of the rehydration solution made from the powder that my, oh so cautious, boyfriend had brought along. It helped me regain strength quickly.
During the time I was down I drank plenty of the rehydration solution made from the powder that my, oh so cautious, boyfriend had brought along. It helped me regain strength quickly.
