Is Dilute Apple Juice a Viable Substitute for Rehydration?

Thank you to Dr. Anthony Crocco from www.SketchyEBM.com for his help with this review. Dr. Crocco is an associate professor at McMaster University and the medical director and division head of pediatric emergency medicine at McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Remember to be skeptical of anything you learn, even if you read it in the Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Resources for Further Reading

King CK, Glass R, Bresee JS, et al. Managing acute gastroenteritis among children. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report website. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5216a1.htm. Accessed Aug. 11, 2016.
American Academy of Pediatrics. Managing acute gastroenteritis among children: oral rehydration, maintenance, and nutritional therapy. Pediatrics. 2004;114(2). Available at:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/114/2/507. Accessed Aug. 11, 2016.
Burkhart DM. Management of acute gastroenteritis in children. Am Fam Physician. 1999;60(9):2555-2563.
Leung A, Prince T, Canadian Paediatric Society. Oral rehydration therapy and early refeeding in the management of childhood gastroenteritis. Paediatr Child Health. 2006;11(8):527-531.

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Topics: Apple Juice Diarrhea Electrolyte Solution Emergency Department Emergency Medicine Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Pediatrics Rehydration Vomiting

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Ken Milne, MD

Ken Milne, MD, is chief of emergency medicine and chief of staff at South Huron Hospital, Ontario, Canada. He is on the Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine faculty and is creator of the knowledge translation project the Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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