Diarrhea, Emergency Preparedness, survival, life and death

Sustainable Living Blog ^ | 7/29/11 | rayphe

[Kartographer]

Diarrhea is a life threatening ailment. In 2009, diarrhea was estimated to have caused 1.1 million deaths in people aged 5 and over and 1.5 million deaths in children under the age of 5.

When things get bad in America, and other places that are not use to hardship, many people will realize that they shouldn’t have been nearly as concerned about preparing for others to harm them as much as they should have been prepared to simply take care of themselves.

Here is an example; I know of a guy who is use to dining out at expensive restaurants, unashamedly eats steak and it’s trappings every night (when he is home), and enjoys it all very much. He prides himself as being “prepared” and so he has an abundant supply of dried and freeze dried foods stored.

What do you think is going to happen when things get bad and this person can’t make his daily trip to the grocer for his fresh food that he is accustomed too?

[bgill]

Good illustration for eat what you store and store what you eat. Guess this is one case where it’s better that I’m on the poor end of the scale and not able to afford dining out.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

"Now that you’ve corrected and edited the article do you have anything positive or helpful to add to it or the conversion about the subject?"

Conversion?

[libertarian27]

Sugar substitutes cause diarrhea Snip: Sweeteners like sorbitol, maltitol and mannitol are frequently used in foods for people restricting sugar. They have calories but are absorbed much more slowly than table sugar. Because they can reach the large intestine without being absorbed, they may cause diarrhea.

OH BOY Howdy----Doody ever!
Can't touch the crap(pardon the pun)
anything ending in "-tol" I can't go near - those and aspertame.

Gatorade has electrolytes and is now not made with HFCS but with real sugar (shelf life isn't that great though)

[tacticalogic]

You need to have basic medical supplies in your stash, but you also have to realize that you're stashing them because when the SHTF, you won't be able to get them. That also means when they're gone, you may not be able to get more.

You should also think about what you're going to do when what's in the stash is gone - what can you replace it with, and where are you going to get it?

[Lurker]

Outstanding information my friend. Thanks.

[Squantos]

Survival....keep it simple.

Hope yer well....

[Lurker]

We’ve got a couple of bottles of Lomotil put back but I never thought of your idea. Thanks a lot for the tip.

[Squantos]

Consider hth powdered clorine vs a lot of Clorox for long term caches..... Clorox can off gas from its plastic jug containers an go bad.

Also never store Clorox near any metal you don’t want to corrode.
Just closed containers stored in a closed room over time will create surface rust.

Not sure what a glass carboy jug would fo to increase shelf life of liquid bleach but just beware it has a shelf life .....

[Squantos]

Also good hydration if water cleanliness is suspect or salty...

[Lurker]

There’s a pool supply store right down the street. Think I’ll stop in.

[Squantos]

Now there is two types...one has additional ingredients for fungi.... Ya want the stuff for making water potable versus making it clean to swim in.....

Survival Mom has stuff on her site about this as well.....

[Mariner]

"Clorox can off gas from its plastic jug containers an go bad"

I'm offering advice to neophytes just now realizing some degree of preparation is a good idea.

A six month supply of BASICS. Guns & Ammo, first aid to treat even the most minor of cuts and scrapes (treat these with iodine/antibiotic ointments and clean bandages ASAP, as if your life depended on it. It does.

Clorox/some form of chlorine to sanitize everything you eat/drink that you did not store yourself; and the means to grow beans and sprouts in the event things last longer than expected.

Cases of spam could one day bring an ounce of gold. A good shotgun? Priceless.

Dillon 650 and associated supplies? Governor.

[Squantos]

Understand and agree.... Stay safe.

[I see my hands]

"Put 10 gallons of Clorox in your stash."

Or..

[Lurker]

Thanks.

[Joya]

Thanks.

[Joya]

Interesting about coconut macaroons.

[beaversmom]

VERY timely for me and therefore was just thinking about in the context of being in a bad scenario.

[beaversmom]

Do you know the shelf life on Pedialyte?

[beaversmom]

I saw a video, think it was on FR, of a very cheap water sterilization method. I think some Africans were using it and it involved a two-liter soda bottle if I’m remembering correctly.