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Autonomic dysfunction and pots.why is it no amount of salt/water/gatorade helps me??only iv fluids.how can i avoid needing iv fluids.i drink so much.
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Different: Oral consumption of fluids and electrolytes have different mechanisms of increasing intravascular volume. Intravenous administration is much more efficient and effective.
Answered 5/31/2017
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