For to make homemade whey using the normal spoons used in the kitchen, take the following measurements exactly:
- 1 teaspoon (rasa) of salt;
- 2 tablespoons (shallow) sugar or 1 tablespoon full of sugar;
- 1 liter of filtered water and boiled for 5 minutes (allow the water to cool to take or give the whey).
If you have at home the measuring spoon for homemade whey, do as follows:
- 1 small shallow measure (minor side) of salt;
- 2 large measures (large side) of sugar;
- 1 cup (200 ml) filtered water and boil for 5 minutes (allow the water to cool to take or give the whey).
Mix well and give the child the homemade whey gradually, with a spoon, holding the child in the lap. Serum validity is 24 hours. After that time you have to make another one.
Although dehydration from diarrhea or vomiting can affect children and babies more easily, adults are also affected and may also take homemade whey.
Homemade whey should only be used in an emergency, since the parents almost always err or exaggerate in the doses.
According to the World Health Organization, to be effective and bring benefits, homemade whey must have 3.5 grams of salt and 20 grams of sugar per liter of water.
If these amounts are not correct, the serum no longer has the desired effect and may still harm the child.
For this reason, the government distributes the health oral replacement serum, which has the right amounts of salt and sugar.
Homemade whey or oral whey serve to to combat dehydration in cases of vomiting and diarrhea.
