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Arch Dis Child. Published Online First: 2 May 2008. doi:10.1136/adc.2008.142521
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Does drinking "flat" cola prevent dehydration in children with acute gastroenteritis?

Ashley Reece 1* and Michelle Jacobs 1

1 Watford General Hospital, United Kingdom

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ashley.reece{at}doctors.org.uk.

Accepted 18 April 2008


*   Abstract

Limited clinical evidence plus much biochemical analysis suggests that carbonated drinks, such as cola (whether "flat" or otherwise) should not be recommended for oral rehydration in children with acute viral gastroenteritis. Parents and carers should be discouraged from using "flat" fizzy drinks for this purpose.




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