Pedialyte for colds???

ladylisalt

So my LO has a cold. The pedi. said I could give him an ounce of pedialyte between feedings. Has anyone else done this before? she says it dries up the mucous. Should I expect his stools to be different if he does get pedialyte?

honkytonk_kid

Why would you give him pedialyte for a cold? It's an electrolyte replacement/oral rehydration solution, you might consider it if he has prolonged vomiting or diarrhea, but I don't know why you would give it for a cold. I've never heard anything about pedialyte and mucus. 

katie4253

I cannot for the life of me figure out how Pedialyte would "dry up mucus".  Unless she is talking about it helping to rinse it down since milk is a phlegm producer.  I don't see the point of this.  Just let it run its course.  Use saline in the nose and suction it out.  Use a humidifier to keep the passages moist and use vicks if that all doesn't work.