Oral rehydration in infantile diarrhoea. Controlled trial of a low sodium glucose electrolyte solution.

Contribution of honey in nutrition and human health: a review

“…A clinical study of honey treatment in infantile gastroenteritis was reported by Haffejee and Moosa [92]. They found that by replacing the glucose (111 mmol/l) in the standard electrolyte-containing oral rehydration solution recommended by the World Health Organization/UNICEF [93], as well as the solution of electrolyte composition 48 mmol/l sodium, 28 mmol/l potassium, 76 mmol/l chloride ions, with 50 ml/l honey [94], the mean recovery times of patients (aged 8 days to 11 years) were significantly reduced. Honey was found to shorten the duration of diarrhoea in patients with bacterial gastroenteritis caused by organisms such as Salmonella, Shigella and E. coli.…”

Composition and preliminary evaluation of a hydrolyzed rice-based oral rehydration solution for the treatment of acute diarrhea in children.

“…Solutions with sodium concentrations ranging from 50 mEq/L have been effective in children and in adults [14,15]. Amylyte ORS has a sodium concentration of approximately 70 mEq/L.…”

Treating diarrhoeal disease in children under five: the global picture

“…Since the early inception of ORS, there have been several important developments in diarrhoeal treatment. Compared with the original ORS formula, a reduced-osmolarity ORS formula has been shown to be clinically beneficial,11 12 decreasing stool output by 20% and vomiting by 30% 13. The use of ORS becomes even more efficacious when used in conjunction with zinc supplementation 14 15.…”