Treatment of Dehydration in Adults
If adult is suffering from dehydration then different treatments are used to maintain the level of fluid and minerals in the body. Treating dehydration in adults and children is different but in both early treatments are important to avoid danger like damaging brain, disability in organs and finally death.
Drink
- In dehydration body loses water, to compensate water level drink lot of water. Drink little quantity of fluid after thirty to forty five minutes. Don’t drink once at a time otherwise you will feel uncomfortable.
- At least for one day drink plain water rather than soups. Rehydration fluids are available in the market and contain proper amount salts and minerals. It will help to balance fluid and mineral in the body
- By adding one tablespoon of sugar, half tablespoon of salt in to one glass of water you can make rehydration solution. By giving this solution after each half an hour will help to rehydration of the body
- Avoid fluids in which there is different quantity of water sugar and salt is added like tea, juice of apple and soft drinks
- If you are vomiting frequently then suck a chip of ice, it will minimize vomiting. After stopping vomiting drink more water for equalizing water balance in the body.
- For normalizing water level you need to drink at least eight to twelve glasses of water
- If vomiting and dysentery minimizes, gradually you can start your diet but you can have light food like rice which is easy for digestion
Other methods
- Wear loose clothes and avoid excess clothes
- Water can evaporate from the body surface. If patient is in the high temperature then more water will be dehydrated. It is best to keep the patient in the air conditioned environment.
- If patient is in cold temperature then it can cause shivering and temperature of the body will increase rather than decrease so, adjust the temperature in such a way that it will avoid dehydration through skin.
- If air conditioning is not available then keep fan near the patient or to avoid evaporation form the body you can spray luke warm water on the body
Medical treatment
- If there is severe dehydration then you need to visit to the doctor because dehydration can affect the total volume of the blood in the body
- Sometime temperature of the body can increase above hundred degree Celsius then doctor uses different techniques to reduce the temperature of the body
- If the patient doesn’t have a problem of vomiting and nausea then oral rehydration fluid is given
- If there is effect on the heart rate and blood pressure then intravenously fluid can be provided to the patient
- For giving proper treatment, blood test is conducted to check the infection or other factors.
- Medical drugs are also provided to control and stop dehydration
