This drink could kill your child.

As new parents, we constantly worry about what we're feeding our child and most often torture ourselves thinking about if we're feeding them right. We are made to feel guilty for every piece of chocolate or sip of juice we give them.

We try to protect them from everything junk, just for a little longer. What then, can we do, when our child falls sick BECAUSE of something which we think is prescribed by our trusted doctor?

ORS is recommended by the World Health Organisation to help people remain hydrated during diarrhoea. When my 18 month old son fell sick yesterday, I asked for ORS at a medical store in Bangalore, as prescribed by his doctor.

And the guy gave me this ORSL, which is a product of Johnson & Johnson. Since its in a tetra pack, I asked the pharmacist if it was safe for children and he said that it was.

My son was administered with some medicine at the time, which required us to not give him anything for half an hour, so I didn't give the ORS right away. He had puked and hadn't had anything the whole time, so if it was not for the medicine, I'd have given this to him.