IV hydration isn’t a new fad or a new health craze, providers have been giving fluids for decades to treat various different things.
In the last few years though we’ve seen benefits to providing fluids for less serious causes. Pregnant women often struggle to get the right amount of fluids, gastric sleeve or bypass patients often cannot drink as much fluids as they need to because of the change in their G.I. tract. That’s just the beginning though. IV hydration can be used for dehydration caused by pretty much anything.
Those who spend a night out drinking feel horrible the next day because they’re dehydrated and it can take all day to get those fluids back into the body. Athletes who train extremely hard for an extended period of time are also expelling those fluids and it can take a while to replenish them in the body. That reason in particular is why we’re offering IV hydration at Joplin’s Memorial Run.
Runners don’t realize how nutrient deficient they are until they have that crash and don’t feel well.
There is a 5k and a 10k on the 22nd of May and being in Southwest Missouri, we’re all well aware of the humidity and heat that comes with the month. Instead of runners struggling to get fluids back or feeling horrible that night and the next day, it’s a one stop, quick rehydration therapy. We can push 500 ML or 1,000 ML of fluids directly into your veins. There’s not a better way to get rehydrated and prevent that weakness and achiness you feel after a run like that.
Runners world says “When it comes to recovery, the faster an athlete can rehydrate, the better. Muscle recovery is delayed if you’re dehydrated. Replenishing fluids after a tough effort can be tricky, however. During hard workouts or races, blood flow to the stomach is redirected to the muscles. This reduction in blood flow to the stomach results in a decrease in the ability to digest and absorb nutrients. That’s one reason why, when runners chug a sports drink right after a race, they sometimes throw it right back up.
If the drink does stay down, only 50 to 60 percent of its vitamins and minerals are absorbed by the cells, nerves, and muscles that need them, according to Benjamin Wilks, M.D., an emergency medical physician and co-owner of Onus iV Hydration.
Because IVs bypass the GI tract, rehydration can happen at a faster rate without the risk of vomiting, and all of the nutrients in the drip are placed directly into the blood stream.
{“Imagine trying to ingest a gallon of water after a race,” Wilks said. “It’s pretty much impossible, at least in the timeframe we would be able to rehydrate someone intravenously.”}
On May 22nd we’re offering a Memorial Run special, for $45 you can get 500 ML of pure fluids to immediately rehydrate your body and bypass the pain that night or the next day. We’ve seen hundreds of patients use our service and they keep coming back because it’s so easy and they feel better right after.
Sign up for an appointment here, bring a debit/credit card the day of and don’t try and down a gallon of water after the race, just come see us!