Organika Isotonic Electrolytes, Oral Rehydration Solution for Diarrhea and Vomiting, Berry, Box of 8 or Bag of 20 Sticks

Organika Isotonic Electrolytes Details

An oral rehydration solution in single-serve sticks, licensed to prevent dehydration and restore fluids and electrolytes lost to diarrhea and vomiting. Berry flavour, box of 8 or bag of 20. This is the adult formulation — a separate kids version with paediatric dosing is available.

The mechanism is why an ORS works when plain water does not. Sodium and glucose are absorbed together — a gut-wall transporter carries them as a pair and water follows by osmosis. Get the ratio right and fluid enters the bloodstream far faster than water alone manages. That ratio is what isotonic means here: mixed as directed, it sits at roughly the concentration of body fluids.

Each 6.5g stick dissolves into 250 mL of water, supplying sodium, potassium, chloride, citrate and glucose. The citrate helps correct the acid-base disturbance that comes with fluid loss, rather than being there for flavour. Berry taste comes from natural flavour with stevia, coloured with carrot and blueberry juice.

There is a legitimate second use. The same sodium-glucose transport also makes this a fast way to replace fluid after heavy sweating, and at isotonic concentration it rehydrates more completely than a typical sports drink, which is usually lighter on sodium. It contains glucose, so it is not zero-carb.

The stick format is what makes it practical to have when needed — a box of 8 lives in a travel bag without expiring like an opened bottle of ready-mixed. Made in Canada by Organika.

Who Organika Isotonic Electrolytes Is For

For adults dealing with a stomach bug, food poisoning or the aftermath of either, and for anyone travelling somewhere that risk rises. Worth owning before you need it. It also suits athletes and outdoor workers wanting fuller rehydration after heavy sweating than a standard sports drink gives.

Dosed for adults only — use the kids version for children. See a doctor if diarrhea or vomiting lasts beyond 48 hours, or sooner for blood in the stool, high fever, severe abdominal pain, or signs of significant dehydration such as dizziness on standing or passing little urine. Rehydration supports you through an episode; it does not treat the cause. Consult a practitioner if you have kidney disease or restrict sodium or potassium.

Organika Isotonic Electrolytes Features and Benefits

• Oral Rehydration Solution — Licensed for dehydration from diarrhea and vomiting.
• Sodium-Glucose Absorption — The pairing that pulls fluid in faster than water alone.
• Isotonic When Mixed — One 6.5g stick into 250 mL of water.
• With Citrate — Included to help correct the acid-base disturbance that follows fluid loss.
• Also Works After Heavy Sweating — Fuller rehydration than a typical sports drink.
• Naturally Coloured — Carrot and blueberry juice, with stevia.
• Box of 8 or Bag of 20 — Sticks travel and keep, unlike opened ready-mixed.

Oral rehydration solution to prevent dehydration and restore fluids and electrolytes lost in case of diarrhea and/or vomiting. Helps to maintain hydration status, electrolytes and fluid balance in cases of acute watery diarrhea and/or vomiting due to acute gastroenteritis. Adults only: dissolve the entire contents of one packet in 250 mL of drinking water. Stir or shake before taking. Take 200 mL 1 to 2 times per episode of diarrhea and/or vomiting, up to a maximum of 1000 mL over 24 hours. Begin as soon as diarrhea starts.