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I'm not eating and I need to keep my electrolytes up. I've been trying different drinks and there pretty much all awful. The best I've had so far is pineapple coconut water. The worst is Powerade Zero fruit punch.

It seems like whatever stuff they put in there in these drinks is the problem because many of them have this horrible bitter taste they try to hide with flavoring.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

And yes, I know Brawndo has electrolytes. Very droll.

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[-] RelativeArea0@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Pocari sweat

Its not the best tasting electrolyte drink sorry, but it helps me when i need electrolyte and i enjoy it compared to gatorade

PS: it taste citrusy(if thats a word) and not so sweet compared to gatorade

[-] joekar1990@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I like the brand LMNT. They are a little more expensive compared to others but the flavor variation is a good switch up if you don't want to make your own (I like watermelon salt personally).

They also have an article on how to make your own at home

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Reading your previous post, would a cannabis tincture or concentrates help with the appetite? Assuming all food doesn't just straight up make the condition worse.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No, sorry, cannabis doesn't help. But thanks.

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's a shame. I have had something similar and it's turned into a life long merry go round of symptoms, sometimes winding back to where you are now. No doctor has been able to diagnose it and I have had every test available. I really wouldn't recommend it, it has serious malabsortpion problems and I truly believe it all started by not eating for almost 3 weeks straight because I was too nauseous to keep anything down.

Would you be able to swallow a pill and keep it down for more than 30 minutes?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Another question, are you also experiencing constipation, or were you before the symptoms got really bad?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I am now, but that's from not eating. I wasn't before though.

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Powerade is like the discount Gatorade.

When I was abroad, my favorite was BodyArmor Blackout Berry.

[-] Limit@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

OK so lots of comments about healthy alternatives and such.. but you asked what taste best, well to me that's the Gatorade glacier cherry. I buy the individual powder packs and mix my own, and I get the zero sugar one, but imo that's the best flavor.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I just got that yesterday to try since I'm trying everything in the store. It's not as terrible as a lot of the others. I can't say I love it, but I'll drink it.

[-] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There's this like knockoff Pedialyte brand called electrolit I really like some of the lighter flavors of. Coconut, think there's a cucumber lime etc. There's a cucumber lime Gatorade that seems to very im availability depending on where you live that I really like too.

[-] ccunning@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Gatorade Lemon Ice.

Pretty sure they don’t make it anymore. Unless it was discontinued and then recontinued.

I last bought it ~25 years ago…

[-] xkforce@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Tbh I made my own as a means of adding extra Potassium to my diet. i.e potassium bicarbonate, citric acid and my flavoring of choice (one was cherry and the other was mango)

[-] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I hate to admit it but Prime actually tastes really good.

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