Does anyone know why protein shakes and Gatorade are suggested? My doc suggested them during stims and then definitely after ER too but I never got a good explanation why...MH was horrified by suggestion of Gatorade bc of all the sugar, so I wanted to find a alternative. Doc said coconut water was "ok" but I don't love it...if I knew why the others were good maybe I could find a better alternative??
Your body is craving protein and sodium after. Electrolytes in Gatorade is really helpful.
ETA plus liquid in helps liquid out, if you catch my drift
Ah, I was super duper sick at mine last ER (flu kind of thing) so I was drinking tons of smartwater, I wonder if that has enough electrolytes to help. I'll sneak Gatorade next time...what H doesn't know won't hurt him
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Post by teachermomtobe on Jul 15, 2016 20:07:10 GMT -5
wannabmama, I get the concern over the amount of sugar in Gatorade but the way I view it is that it's only for a few days and if it will help keep my body safe and healthy so that we can do ET as planned then whatever. I have worse habits/pleasures in my life than Gatorade for a few days. Just my 2 cents.
wannabmama, I get the concern over the amount of sugar in Gatorade but the way I view it is that it's only for a few days and if it will help keep my body safe and healthy so that we can do ET as planned then whatever. I have worse habits/pleasures in my life than Gatorade for a few days. Just my 2 cents.
Oh I totally get that...ill drink sugar all day long. MH is the grumpus about it. Of course he's not giving himself four shots a day, sooo...
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wannabmama - look for Powerade Zero or G2 Gatorade. We always keep a case of Powerade Zero in our garage fridge in the summer and H is super anti-sugar...even though he just ate a cookie.
wannabmama - there are some other drinks with electrolytes and little/no sugar that I've used for running. I like these. You just dissolve the tablets in water. They taste really good, have very low carbs, and no added sugar.
@wannbmama you could try pedialyte too. It has all the electrolytes without all the sugar.
+1 for pedialyte, the science behind gatorade is because you are basically establishing a concentration gradient, sodium outside the cells move water outside the cells because things can only diffuse through cells via a concentration gradient. The reason they suggest Gatorade is because it's been scientifically created to be the exact right mixture to serve this function. Hope that helps, sorry for being such a nerd
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@wannbmama you could try pedialyte too. It has all the electrolytes without all the sugar.
+1 for pedialyte, the science behind gatorade is because you are basically establishing a concentration gradient, sodium outside the cells move water outside the cells because things can only diffuse through cells via a concentration gradient. The reason they suggest Gatorade is because it's been scientifically created to be the exact right mixture to serve this function. Hope that helps, sorry for being such a nerd
Thanks! To you and everyone else who responded!!
That's what I was curious about, the science behind Gatorade in this circumstance. I knew electrolytes but the doc seemed less enthusiastic when I suggested other things with electrolytes so was curious what is magic about Gatorade ha...now I know!
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