SayPro Rehydration Therapy

Rehydration is the cornerstone of treatment for cholera. Oral rehydration salts and, when necessary, intravenous fluids and electrolytes, if administered in a timely manner and in adequate volumes, will reduce fatalities to well under 1% of all patients.

Patients with severe acute malnutrition should receive oral rehydration with low-osmolarity ORS solution instead of the standard rehydration solution for diarrhea, ReSoMal. ReSoMal does not have sufficient sodium content to replace the losses from cholera ². Breastfed infants should continue to breastfeed. Other types of fluids, such as juice, soft drinks, and sports drinks should be avoided.