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I recently went to Mexico and the tour group included "electrolytes" on the packing list, I assumed so you didn't have to scramble if you developed digestive issues. Imagine my surprise when it was almost impossible to find any without stevia, which has a laxative effect on many people. Just give me sugar! We're not all on a diet!

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Xanthe Tabor's avatar

This was very helpful - thank you! One aspect I'd love to see addressed is the risk of hyponatremia. In the last 2 years, 2 people I know have been hospitalized with it. One was my stepmother, who contracted Covid, was very sick (although not with vomiting or diarrhea - just sick enough not to be eating), and kept drinking water because she thought she needed to stay hydrated. She ended up in critical care at a hospital for a week with dangerously low sodium levels. The other was the mother in my kid's class - a fitness fiend. Don't know the specifics there, but also ended up hospitalized as a result of drinking too much water. It's a bit of a divergence, but would be useful to explain that not only do we not need so much water, but it can actually be quite harmful.

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