Hoaxes, Oralites Can't Prevent Dehydration During Ramadan Fasting

JAKARTA - Warganet was made excited by netizens' tweets saying that drinking oral oil every time Ramadan is effective in helping the body not to get hungry and weak during fasting. One of the narratives related to oralite prevents dehydration is uploaded by the owner of the Twitter account @sdenta.

"My fasting tip, suhoor is just a glass of oralite and a glass of water. Cancel fasting is also enough a glass of oralite and a glass of water, continue hydration until before bed. Eat a lot, before Isha, multiply fiber. Avoid buffet ayaces, the rest focus on worship," he said.

Internal medicine specialist, Prof. Dr. Dr. Ari Fahrial Syam confirmed that the information was not true. Ari said oralites are not intended to prevent dehydration while fasting in the month of Ramadan.

"So, if we are dehydrated, then we consume oral, but not to prevent it," said Ari Fahrial Syam, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, March 25.

"What must be noted is that the oral oil contains salt and sugar. So in certain people, who, for example, have diabetes problems, the sugar can go up," he said.

He said oralites also contain a mixture of salt raw material. "If he has hypertension, then his blood pressure can be high," he said.

Narratives stating that oralites can prevent dehydration, said Ari, are false information.

"The goal is to get dehydrated, so people who are dehydrated drink oral so that dehydration doesn't get worse," he said.

Indications of oral rights are intended for diarrhea problems, which are characterized by dilute bowel movements that occur more often than usual. Diarrhea is usually caused by viruses or contaminated food.

"So he must pay attention or there are people who are indeed due to diarrhea, obviously there is something going out, so we balance it with drinking oral. That is what still needs to be considered," he said.