Matt, I googled that a bit this morning, and apparently coconut water, not the coconut milk was used during WWII in this way. I don't know how or why it works.
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sj - Jan 13, 2011 8:03:30 am PST #16694 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
WindSparrow - Jan 13, 2011 8:04:34 am PST #16695 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Matt, that particular item can be used in place of saline solutions to prevent dehydration, but does not replace a good transfusion . sj is right about the specific item.
meara - Jan 13, 2011 8:06:46 am PST #16696 of 30001
I believe that in a case like that, he'd still need a blood transfusion at the hospital, but the coconut water is about keeping total volume up--it's more rePlacing the plasma, allowing the remaining cells to keep circulating. Or something. The detour for the lake, though...gag me.
Ginger - Jan 13, 2011 8:07:10 am PST #16697 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I suspect it works like saline to increase the blood volume. As I understand it, the immediate problem is not blood cells, but simply not having enough fluid to circulate.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 13, 2011 8:24:04 am PST #16698 of 30001
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
That makes a little more sense then, though I remain skeptical that it's quicker to shimmy up a tree and hack coconuts down than leaf through the clinic's files for locals with compatible blood and look to see if any of them are around .
Sue - Jan 13, 2011 8:28:43 am PST #16699 of 30001
hip deep in pie
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msbelle - Jan 13, 2011 8:31:26 am PST #16700 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
answer is high cholesterol.
low HDL, high LDL, and high overall. I have 2 months to improve or I go on meds. So exercise and less crap food is on the horizon.
Liese S. - Jan 13, 2011 8:33:58 am PST #16701 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I have no idea what you all are talking about except that I know it's damn hard to break a coconut.
Sue - Jan 13, 2011 8:38:07 am PST #16702 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Msbelle, that's totally manageable. My Dr. suggested fish oil tablets. (I really think my cholesterol is tied to my love of dairy.)
Christine's DH uses large amounts of fibre and niacin to keep his cholesterol low instead of the meds.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 13, 2011 8:41:12 am PST #16703 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
low HDL, high LDL, and high overall.
HDL is the good cholesterol, right? I ask because while my overall total is high, my ratio of bad to good is really, REALLY good because my good is so high.
Of course, I keep waiting for them to find out the good kind is really "good" instead.