All Natural Electrolyte Drink Recipes

My older son just broke his 7.5 year no-stomach-bug streak.  He's 7.5 years old, so we had a perfect record until now.  Very sad.  Truly.

We're on day two of the massive north-south ailment and the worst appears to be over, but he still has a fever and has been lethargic.  While he's been drinking regularly and well throughout, it's time for some electrolytes.  My very kind sister brought over some unflavored Pedialyte, which was immediately put to use.

As he polished it off, I had to ask, how could I make my own homemade version?  Because while Pedialyte is a great emergency resource, if I'm the sort of person who might try to make her own mascara, I'm likely to also make my own sick-day drink - or ice pops. 

e·lec·tro·lyte/iˈlektrəˌlīt/

Noun:

A liquid or gel that contains ions and can be decomposed by electrolysis, e.g., that present in a battery. The ionized or ionizable constituents of a living cell, blood, or other organic matter.

Rather than "regurgitate" everything I learned through my Googling, let me just give you a few good links for recipes (you might want to skip the Kool-Aid, though):

Natural Electrolyte Replacement Drink Recipes

Another Electrolyte Replacement Drink Recipe

Homemade Pedialyte Pops

Stay well!