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My daughter has a rare disease, Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome, Hypermobility Type. What does this mean? Remember seeing cartoons where the character could unhinge his jaw and stuff in an entire sandwich? She can do that, except by accident. She can be walking along when the joints in her knee or ankle pop out of place, or move her arm and have the joints in her elbow dislocate. It’s annoying and painful, and has also caused a condition called mitral valve prolapse, which affects blood flow between the chambers of the heart. In other words, she passes out–a lot. She passed out so often we became used to loud thuds. “Sounds like your sister has passed out again,” I would tell my son while cooking dinner, “go make sure she didn’t hit her head.”
When she was finally diagnosed, the doctor informed us she had to stay hydrated all the time, eat lots of salt and keep those electrolytes up. We relied on sports drinks, but her doctor told us we needed more, something that worked fast.
Enter DripDrop, an Oral Rehydration Solution, found on the baby aisle at CVS pharmacies and safe for everyone from kids over one year of age to seniors. Oral Rehydration Solutions are a precise ratio of sodium, sugars and other electrolytes designed for maximum absorption and fast recovery from dehydration. So what’s the problem with that? Before DripDrop these solutions tasted like ocean water. Remember getting mouthfuls of water by accident at the beach? I’m pretty sure no one likes that taste. DripDrop is available in Lemon and Berry flavor and tastes like a traditional sports drink. Being able to have a medical grade formula on hand for us has been amazing, reducing our trips to the hospital for hydration therapy (think lots of IVs).
Most people will probably not need DripDrop for the purposes we use it, but it is still great to have on hand for days the kids haven gotten stomach viruses, overheated or another other myriad of common health problems.
How do you stay hydrated? Do you have any tips for us?
I love the berry flavor. It’s one of my favorite ways to get hydrated. It’s so helpful when you’re sick too!
DripDrop sounds amazing! I HATE plain water, so this is perfect for me. Thanks!
It’s awesome you had that dripdrop – never knew about this disease before.
Wow. I am glad you found something that helped. That sounds scary and painful.
I had never heard of this disease before. Sounds like a scary one. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, I have never heard of that condition before. I’m so glad you found something like Drip Drops to help her stay hydrated.
Oh my – that must be tough for her. I would have never thought that staying hydrated would have helped with that condition.
Hydration is so important. I will be sure to check out these products.
It is so important to stay hydrated. Our bodies are made mostly of water so makes sense.
As a distance runner, I’m very conscious of how hydrated I am as well as the amount of electrolytes in my system. Dehydration is serious business!
Dehydration is definitely nothing to play with. Especially during the winter months!
stayin hydrated is so important I love this idea
That would be so scary. Glad these help her stay hydrated.
We have this in the cabinet for when my kids are sick. Sounds like it’s super helpful for your daughter!
Ok – I think someone is trying to tell me something – I so like this idea that NOW I HAVE to get some – and I am glad you had a post about this! Thank you 🙂
Because I have chronic pain issues, migraine being one of them, I have to stay hydrated. If I don’t, its a trigger. So, I keep a gallon jug of water with me in the house. So I know to go through that every day. I slacked off and was getting migraines all the time. No fun.
I have never heard of this before. I wonder if I can have it on low carb, does it have sugars and carbs?
Yes, it does have sugar, since it is developed to rehydrate people quickly, but I am not sure about the carbs.
I can see how these would be oh so convenient in the individual pkgs like that… I bet hubby would like some tucked in his work lunchbox. He walks a lot in the day and hydration is vital.
For the last year I have been really bad about staying hydrated. I am getting this dip drops on the double!
Sounds like a great product that would come in handy in a variety of situations. I give credit to you and your daughter for dealing with this disease and having such a great attitude about it.
I am bad at staying hydrated myself. I keep a water bottle close by while I work so that I can see how much I’ve drank during the day.
I have not seen this product before, but it seems to be very handy. Good to know about it when you’re working out.
I am horrible with staying hydrated. I find myself forgetting to drink water all the time.
I have need of heard of this medical condition before. I have been seeing this product a lot lately.
Your daughter is a brave young woman to have endured this with a smile for so many years. It’s a good thing that she has such a great mom to support her like you.
I am so glad your daughter and your family have found a product that helps her adapt and able to be involved with activities. I should get some for when my kids get sick. It would be handy to keep them around to keep them hydrated.
I’ve been hearing lots about drip drop lately. I am going to have to see if I can find it here. I’m always feeling dehydrated and have to drink tons :/
These look so helpful. I am happy it has worked for your daughter. I will need to keep Drip Drop in mind, staying hydrated is So important. I get awful Migraines when i don’t drink enough.
Very interesting post. I wish your daughter good health.
Why haven’t heard of Drip Drop before? Staying hydrated is the key to helping with many health problems! I find that if I consciously make an effort to take small sips throughout the day, I am able to stay pretty hydrated.
I am sorry about your daughter condition. I like drinking water with lemon after my workout. The drip drop looks like a great option as sometimes my water is not enough and does not give me enough energy
I definitely need to stay more hydrated. Lemon flavor sounds pretty good. I would definitely drink more water if it tasted lemony!
I am glad this has helped your daughter. I need to pick this up to drink after my workout. Will also be great to keep on hand incase anyone gets the stomach flu.
Ohh these sound interesting, I get dehydrated a lot on bad days so I’m going to have to keep a look out for these I think. x
I’ll be keeping Drip Drop in mind for the next time my kids get the tummy bug. I always have to hide the taste of Pedialyte because they hate the taste- hopefully they will like Drip Drop!
I drink lots and lots of tea. I hope your doing is okay by the way. She seems like a real trooper.
This is such a great idea, and I’m so glad it’s helped your daughter. I’m going to pick up some to carry with me.
Oh my goodness, that sounds so scary! I can see how hydration is so important for her
Dehydration makes my heart palpitations worse. I need to get this!
I end up with monsterous headaches when I get dehydrated. NO FUN!
It’s a huge migraine trigger for me so I understand!
I have been using DripDrop after my workouts. I hate getting dehydrated.