Okay Ladies,
I have a question for all of you. About a year ago I was in the hospital for almost a month due to an appendectomy. I spent about 2 weeks of that month attached to an IV receiving IV fluids. While still in the hospital the nurses kept raving about my nails and skin. I thought they were crazy because I was in such bad shape.
When I got home, I noticed my skin was bright and glowing, my nails were long and thick and my hair had grown. Over the next four months my hair grew past shoulder length. Mind you, I was wearing an earlobe length bob when I entered the hospital. Everyone noticed the growth and attributed it to the IV fluids. I asked a nurse friend and she also attributed it to that.
So, I started doing research to figure out what goes into IV fluids and if it could be duplicated. I found some ingrdients online and found out that the fluid mostly contains electrolytes. Which can be found in pedialyte and in other forms. I have not been able to duplicate the results and I don't have the resources or time to do more in depth research.
My question to you ladies is whether any of you have experienced anything similar? Do you think this was really caused by the fluids? Do you think there is a way to duplicate the results? Are IV fluids offered to the general public? Could they be as affective if taken orally? I know this is a lot to take in, but this has been puzzling me for a year.
I have listed the common components of IV fluids below:
Common IV Solutions Solution Glucose (g/L) Na+ K+ Ca+2 Cl- Lactate PO4-3 Mg+2
5% Dextrose (D5W) 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10% Dextrose (D10W) 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Normal Saline (NS) 0 154 0 0 154 0 0 0
D5NS 50 154 0 0 154 0 0 0
D5½NS 50 77 0 0 77 0 0 0
0.2% NS 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 0
3% NaCl 0 513 0 0 513 0 0 0
Ringer's Lactate (LR) 0 130 4 3 109 28 0 0
D5LR 50 130 4 3 109 28 0 0
D10 E#48 100 30 15 0 20 25 3 3
D5 E#48 50 25 20 0 22 23 3 3
D10 E#75 100 57 35 0 40 25 12 6
D6 E#75 60 40 40 0 35 20 15 0
Note: Glucose in g/L; all ions in mEq/L.
I have a question for all of you. About a year ago I was in the hospital for almost a month due to an appendectomy. I spent about 2 weeks of that month attached to an IV receiving IV fluids. While still in the hospital the nurses kept raving about my nails and skin. I thought they were crazy because I was in such bad shape.
When I got home, I noticed my skin was bright and glowing, my nails were long and thick and my hair had grown. Over the next four months my hair grew past shoulder length. Mind you, I was wearing an earlobe length bob when I entered the hospital. Everyone noticed the growth and attributed it to the IV fluids. I asked a nurse friend and she also attributed it to that.
So, I started doing research to figure out what goes into IV fluids and if it could be duplicated. I found some ingrdients online and found out that the fluid mostly contains electrolytes. Which can be found in pedialyte and in other forms. I have not been able to duplicate the results and I don't have the resources or time to do more in depth research.
My question to you ladies is whether any of you have experienced anything similar? Do you think this was really caused by the fluids? Do you think there is a way to duplicate the results? Are IV fluids offered to the general public? Could they be as affective if taken orally? I know this is a lot to take in, but this has been puzzling me for a year.
I have listed the common components of IV fluids below:
Common IV Solutions Solution Glucose (g/L) Na+ K+ Ca+2 Cl- Lactate PO4-3 Mg+2
5% Dextrose (D5W) 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10% Dextrose (D10W) 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Normal Saline (NS) 0 154 0 0 154 0 0 0
D5NS 50 154 0 0 154 0 0 0
D5½NS 50 77 0 0 77 0 0 0
0.2% NS 0 31 0 0 31 0 0 0
3% NaCl 0 513 0 0 513 0 0 0
Ringer's Lactate (LR) 0 130 4 3 109 28 0 0
D5LR 50 130 4 3 109 28 0 0
D10 E#48 100 30 15 0 20 25 3 3
D5 E#48 50 25 20 0 22 23 3 3
D10 E#75 100 57 35 0 40 25 12 6
D6 E#75 60 40 40 0 35 20 15 0
Note: Glucose in g/L; all ions in mEq/L.