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Homemade Pedialyte: How to Make Electrolyte Drinks at Home. - GoodRx

This article shows how to whip up a simple oral rehydration solution using water, salt, and sugar. It notes that homemade mixes won’t exactly match Pedialyte’s proprietary formula and recommends following recipes approved by healthcare professionals.
  • Basic homemade oral rehydration recipe: 1 liter water, 1/2 tsp salt, 6 tsp sugar (sometimes a dash of baking soda), but it won't match Pedialyte's exact proprietary formula.
  • Precision matters—too little salt is ineffective and too much can worsen dehydration, since small changes shift the drink's osmolality.
  • Research (published in Nutrients) shows brand, storage, and temperature all affect the osmolality of commercial oral rehydration solutions.
  • Use only healthcare-approved recipes (like Takeda Pharmaceuticals' booklet for short-bowel syndrome patients), sterile tools, and label homemade batches with date and contents.
Last saved Feb 12, 2026 · 1 min read
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