Diluted APPLE JUICE for mild dehydration in kids

As a community pharmacist, parents may ask you about using apple juice for dehydration in kids . We usually discourage using juice, sports drinks, water, broths, or soda for dehydration because of concerns they may not replace lost electrolytes and the sugar in some products can worsen diarrhea . But commercial electrolyte solutions ( ORS, Pedialyte, etc) may be le…