Hydralyte Ice Blocks (16) Orange
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$16.50
Hydralyte Ice Blocks Orange (16-pack) are frozen oral rehydration icy poles for children and adults dealing with gastro, vomiting, diarrhoea, fever or heavy exercise. Each ice block delivers the same scientifically-formulated electrolytes as Hydralyte liquid in a cool, sip-friendly format that even nauseous kids tolerate well.
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Hydralyte ice blocks are oral rehydration in a form a sick child will actually accept. Each 62.5mL block delivers a measured dose of electrolytes with glucose, frozen, so it goes down slowly when a cup of solution would come straight back up. This is the 16-pack in orange, and the range is dosed from under 12 months of age.
Why choose Hydralyte ice blocks over a drink?
The advantage is not the formula, it is the delivery. Rehydration solution works only if it stays down, and a nauseated child who refuses a drink will often take a frozen block. It melts slowly, which means small sips over several minutes rather than a volume of liquid hitting an unsettled stomach at once - the single most common reason oral rehydration fails at home.
Each block contains glucose monohydrate 1g with sodium 61.5mg and potassium 50mg, plus citric acid. The glucose is not there for flavour or energy: sodium is absorbed from the gut alongside glucose, so the sugar is what actually drives the salt and water across the intestinal wall. That co-transport mechanism is why a proper rehydration formula works and plain water or soft drink does not.
Dosing is by age and it is a frequency, not a single dose. Under 12 months and 1 to 3 years, one block every 60 minutes; 3 to 6 years, one every 30 minutes; 6 to 12 years, two every 30 minutes; 12 years and adults, three every 30 minutes - up to the daily maximums printed on the pack.
Key features
- Oral rehydration solution in frozen ice block form
- Melts slowly - stays down when a drink will not
- Glucose monohydrate 1g, sodium 61.5mg, potassium 50mg per 62.5mL block
- Dosed from under 12 months through to adults
- 16 blocks per pack, orange flavour
- Measured dose per block - no mixing or measuring
- Store in the freezer, ready before you need it
Specifications
| Product | Hydralyte Electrolyte Ice Blocks, orange |
| Pack size | 16 ice blocks |
| Volume per block | 62.5mL |
| Glucose monohydrate | 1g per block |
| Sodium | 61.5mg per block (from sodium chloride) |
| Potassium | 50mg per block (from potassium citrate) |
| Also contains | Citric acid monohydrate 300mg per block |
| Under 12 months and 1 to 3 years | 1 block every 60 minutes |
| 3 to 6 years | 1 block every 30 minutes |
| 6 to 12 years | 2 blocks every 30 minutes |
| 12 years and adults | 3 blocks every 30 minutes |
| Storage | Freeze before use |
Common uses
Gastro is the reason most packs get bought, usually at 2am, which is the argument for having them in the freezer before the season starts rather than driving to a pharmacy mid-episode. They also cover fever, heat exposure and the tail end of a vomiting illness when a child is still off drinks. Adults use them after heavy sweating or a rough night. If the person will drink, Hydralyte sachets make up a larger volume more economically, and Salvital is the traditional saline alternative for adults, though it is not a paediatric rehydration formula. All sit in our first aid supplies and the wider medical supplies range.
Hydralyte ice blocks FAQs
Can babies have Hydralyte ice blocks?
Yes - the range is dosed from under 12 months, at one block every 60 minutes. That said, dehydration in an infant moves quickly and is harder to judge than in an older child, so if a baby is vomiting repeatedly, has fewer wet nappies, is unusually drowsy or will not feed, contact a doctor rather than managing it at home.
Are they suitable for diabetics?
They contain glucose - 1g per block - and that is deliberate, because sodium absorption depends on it. Anyone managing diabetes should count that carbohydrate and check with their pharmacist or diabetes educator, particularly if taking several blocks an hour during an illness, which is when blood glucose is already unpredictable.
Can you have Hydralyte when pregnant?
Oral rehydration is commonly used in pregnancy, but check with your pharmacist, midwife or doctor first. Persistent vomiting in pregnancy needs assessing in its own right rather than managing with rehydration alone, because dehydration can escalate.
How many can I have in a day?
It depends on age, and the pack lists a daily maximum for each group. The frequencies are one block every 60 minutes for under 3s, one every 30 minutes for 3 to 6 years, two every 30 minutes for 6 to 12 years, and three every 30 minutes from 12 years. Follow the pack rather than estimating.
Why not just use water or lemonade?
Water replaces fluid but not the sodium and potassium lost in vomiting or diarrhoea, and it can dilute what is left. Soft drink and juice are the opposite problem - far too much sugar and almost no sodium, which can worsen diarrhoea. A rehydration formula holds glucose and salt in the ratio that lets the gut absorb both.
How long should I keep using them?
They are for the acute episode, not ongoing use. If vomiting or diarrhoea lasts more than about 24 to 48 hours, if there is blood, high fever or severe abdominal pain, or if signs of dehydration are getting worse rather than better, that needs a doctor.
Always read the label and follow the directions for use. This information is a general guide and does not replace advice from your doctor or pharmacist. Dehydration can become serious quickly, particularly in infants and older adults - seek medical advice if symptoms persist beyond 24 to 48 hours, if there is blood, high fever or severe pain, or if the person is drowsy, passing little urine or unable to keep fluids down.
| Brand | Hydralyte |
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