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Nutrition in Animals — Science STD 7 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7ScienceNutrition in Animals5 Marks
Question
Define oral rehydration solution and when it is given to the patient? How can you prepare $ORS$ at home?
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Answer

Oral rehydration solution is the solution of sugar and salt in a particular ratio in the clean water. When a person passes out watery stools frequently, the disease is called diarrhoea. In this condition there is a loss of water and salt from the body of a person. This is called dehydration which may be fatal if not cured at proper time. In order to prevent dehydration, the person or patient should be given $ORS.\ ORS$ makes up the loss of water and salts in the body and sugar provides energy which helps in the recovery of disease. It should be given to a patient suffering from diarrhoea at a regular interval. At home the $ORS$ can be prepared by dissolving a teaspoonful of sugar and pinch of salt in a glass of clean water. The water used for preparing $ORS$ should be first boiled and then cooled so that all the microorganisms or harmful bacteria may be killed.

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