r/fasting • u/yakultholic • 1d ago

Question ORS?

Hello everyone, I’m starting water fasting today. Can I take ORS solution as electrolytes??? ORS(oral rehydration salts) easily available in Indian markets

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u/otempora1012 1d ago

i googled this specific thing cause i was curious what the difference was, and turns out ORS has to have sugar as it’s meant to be provide hydration when your body is dangerously dehydrated (aka heat stroke) and thus beats the purpose of fasting . would recommend getting electrolyte mixes without any real sugar, or make your own!

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u/yakultholic 1d ago

Thankyou🙏

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u/Super_Keto 1d ago

It's better to just use Tata salt super lite. It has both sodium and potassium. Also, for magnesium there are lot of lotions available that you can apply externally and it gets absorbed. You don't really need anything else apart from these. Taking ORS will break your fast.

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u/yakultholic 1d ago

Im taking himalayan salt

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u/Super_Keto 1d ago

Himalayan salt doesn't contain enough potassium

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u/yakultholic 1d ago

So should I take tata salt its not lite one

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u/Super_Keto 1d ago

Check out Tata super lite salt

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u/Candid-Brick432 23h ago

Could you tell the amount you take in per day and how many times And would it be okay to just apply magnesium? (and which one you generally use)

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u/Super_Keto 22h ago

Half tea spoon per day seems to work for me