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[aether8m]

Three drops of bleach, two pinches of salt, and one palmful of sugar....mixed into one tall glass of water

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[mzungumkali]

Bleach? Is that supposed to be therapeutic or for purifying the water? We used baking soda along with the other two ingredients.

I agree that it is incredibly useful, but my opinion of it was somehow tainted by the volunteer who expressed (in the middle of a health training session) "it tastes like cum".

[aether8m]

....its measurably tougher to swallow the stuff now that you've made that connection , I'll have you know ;)

[lilmoe]

That would have come in handy like a month ago when I was having palpitations and unable to stand due to severe dehydration (of my own doing). I too wonder what the purpose of the bleach is though. If you're already using safe water can you skip that part??

[aether8m]

Yeah, I think the bleach is to disinfect, though I can't be sure. It may have some anti-stomach acid component I suppose, since I recall bleach being used to neutralize acid spills back in High School chem.