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Let’s talk about dehydration

Researches show that diarrhea doesn’t only result in dehydration to patients especially children. It also results in an alarming effect- it affects a child’s performance in school. The study has a firm basis because as we all know, when one is suffering from diarrhea, he loses essential fluids and electrolytes. In connection with mental performance, some specific electrolytes are needed for good functioning of the brain. So, in case of diarrhea, wherein electrolytes are in limited amount because of dehydration, it results in the scarcity of electrolytes to nourish the brain cells thus having a problem with how it functions well.