How to identify dehydration?
Signs of dehydration are increased thirst, decreased output of urine, dry skin (a simple pinch on the skin can show the dehydration of the skin), extreme fatigue, light-headedness and the colour of the urine turning dark. In small children dehydration might show up in a slightly different form – absence of urine for more than three hours, absence of tears when crying, irritability or complete listlessness, dryness of the mouth and the tongue, and skin that does not flatten when pinched. Homoeopathy for acute diarrhoeas While the oral rehydration salts and fluids significantly reduce fatalities from dehydration, they do not treat the underlying infection that is causing diarrhoea. Homeopathic medicines Veratrum Album, Arsenic Album, Podophyllum lead the homeopathic table for treating diarrhoeas and provide quick relief to patients by eliminating the infection. Veratrum Album is very useful when there is frequent and violent diarrhoea which is very profuse and painful. It is also indicat
