>We are just trying to figure out how the Maalox thing in
>electrolytes got started and if there is any basis in using >this other
than it makes us feel good.
I mix my electrolytes with Pro-CMC. I got the idea when
I saw Valerie Kanavy using Maalox at a ride and I happened to work at a tack
shop at the time. It makes a nice consistency and the e-lytes dissolve
really easily. I think it makes the e-lytes go down easier - less burning
on lips and gums. However, this may just be making me feel better and not
really doing anything different than applesauce or whatever. At my last
ride I mixed up e-lytes for the whole weekend, kept them in the fridge. It
worked beautifully, I had no trouble with clogged syringes even though I loaded
them up the night before (sprayed with Pam first).
For one dose I use 2/3 of a syringe of Pro-CMC and 2 scoops
of Enduralytes, so it's really a double dose. Here in the east I've found
that my horses need the extra. You could easily use only 1 scoop of
e-lytes.
