Mild or secondary dehydration can be cured at home if you drink more fluids. Treatment with an average and severe dehydration include intravenous fluids input and hospitalization.

Dehydration is very dangerous for children and elderly people. The greatest danger it represents for the newborn. Carefully watch for symptoms, the disease develops with high fever, nausea or diarrhea.

The main objective of dehydration treatment – providing fluid for dehydrated people.

• Drink water in small sips.
• Choose drinks with the content of carbohydrate / electrolyte. Best – sports drinks.
• Try frozen juice and sports drinks.
• Try ice chips.
• Drink from the tube.

Try to cool the person with a fever the following ways:

• Remove excess clothing and loosen the rest.
• The rooms with air conditioners are the best option for rapid recovery of body temperature.
• If there is no air conditioner, the victim should sit near the fan or in the shade, it is desirable to wrap a wet towel.
• If possible, use a bottle with a spray nozzle for irrigation water to cool the body.
• Avoid excessive cooling, do not attach great long chunks of ice, otherwise the blood vessels narrow and that slow down the normalization of the temperature.