Hydration - Biolyte

It looks like a satisfactory oral rehydration solution. It’s *not* basically an IV in a bottle, but that’s a catchy tag line. It might be tastier than other ORS products, and it’s likely to cost more than homemade ORS but be more convenient.

That IV in a bottle stuff is just basic marketing BS. It's a way to try and justify the price tag. Almost everything that is fancy and costly has fancy marketing.

@Scott F posted:

It might be tastier than other ORS products, and it’s likely to cost more than homemade ORS but be more convenient.

Scott your post is strangely silent on erythritol being used as a sugar substitute in this product. When I posted in another thread about a sugar free and lactose free ice cream that has erythritol in it, I seem to recall you raising huge objections to it as a possible gastrointestinal irritant. It's OK in rehydration solutions but not in sugar free ice creams??????? What's not good for the Goose is good for the Gander?

@CTBarrister You’re right. I noticed the erythritol and was concerned, but since they claim it specifically improves absorption I just wasn’t feeling like investigating the (perhaps) competing effects of improved absorption vs. the problems with sugar alcohols. In other words, if it’s helpful in small quantities with a lot of fluid then maybe it’s worth the trade-off. OTOH there’s a real chance that it’s just a careless way to keep the calorie count down, and perhaps doesn’t help with absorption at all.

The lactose free ice cream makes no claims about the digestive virtues of erythritol, so there’s not even an assertion floating around to justify it. It also probably uses considerably more erythritol (heck, it’s “ice cream”), but that’s just a guess.

I appreciate the answers but has anyone actually tried it? If so, I'd like to know what the results have been. Yes, it's a bit pricey, but if it works well, then it's worth it for me.