Is Pedialyte better than juice?

REOM

The dreaded stomach virus has finally paid a visit to the REOM family.

Should I go buy Pedialyte or is regular old diluted apple juice just as good?

 

Thanks

Schweb

electrolytes are key, - pedialyte

katie277s

Pedialyte is better.  If you can't find that, give them Gatorade. 

AnneUCSB

We just got past the stomach flu at our house. ?Yuck! ?Our pedi said DO NOT give juice because it will cause diarrhea. ?Only Pedialyte, diluated Gatorade or water and only a teaspoon every ten minutes or so. ?Not too much at one time. ?I hope you all feel better soon! ?Unfortunately, we ALL got it at our house... it is so contagious

REOM

Thanks. My H is gonna pick some up on his way home.

Glad you are better Anne!  Too late, I already feel like hell. I'm thinking no pilates class tonight for me

hikerbeth

Pedialyte is better, but my DD hates it with a passion so we do dilluted Gatorade.  Somehow she can even tell the unflavored pedialyte is something she doesn't want.

DandR

yeah, juice is really bad, all the sugars.

pedialyte is best, but horrible tasting, but if your kids drink it, then good.

gatorade is better, (we mix this with pedialyte sometimes)

juice is bad.

water is worst, as it upsets the tummy

milk is a no no for stomach bugs.

Popsicles are pretty good to and the only thing Taylor would keep down.

REOM

She won't drink brand name Pedialyte, but the CVS brand has apple flavor, and she will drink that.

LOL @ preferring generic.

Zenya

Pedialyte has aspertame in it.  I would do gatorade first.  but gatorade has sugar.  IDK.  I just do diluted juice.  It doesn't seem to hurt him but who knows.

Brewster

Noah likes watered down gatorade better. 

 

I hope Gina feels better soon!

marrymemylove

They need the electrolytes. But any fluid is better than none. DS would NOT drink it or eat the pops, He wouldn't take gatorade either. Ice chips were all he would take so we put some juice around the ice chips...but we switched to pedialyte as soon as he would take it.

ilovemybaby

Walgreens has pedialyte-type strips- like listerine strips!  I didn't get them but wish I had.  DS hated pedialyte.  Woudln't drink it at all.