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I am going to second making your own. Most electrolyte solutions are only sodium chloride, potassium chloride and sugar.

Morton's makes a thing that is literally this without the sugar. It's called "lite salt". https://www.mortonsalt.com/article/morton-lite-salt-mixture-nutritional-facts/

Any "lite salt" should do the trick. You will also need a multivitamin/multimineral as well but if you are just looking for an "electrolyte" replacement drink... It's just lite salt, water and sugar. If you want to get fancy you can add magnesium and calcium.

Is it salty? Yes. It's salt. Electrolytes are salts.

How do I make it not salty? Add sugar.

Why are the things like propel bitter? Fake sugar + salt tastes bitter to some people. Most Gatorade/propel blends also need to be low cal so they use fake sugars. Gatorade originally had like 60grams of sugar in a bottle. That doesn't sell well anymore. You, however can go nuts and use as much sugar as you like.

Is there electrolytes that don't taste salty? No. They are salt.

What other options do I have? Pills. But if you aren't eating you might not absorb them well.

Edit: after reading some other posts I am going to add the following.

Gatorade is potassium and sodium salt + sugars, artificial sweetener and flavors. You can check the nutritional facts. It only provides sodium and potassium... No calcium or magnesium. Gatorade is literally "lite salt" plus sugar, flavorings, artificial sugar and water.

Monk fruit, stevia and the like all have bitter aftertastes.

Personally my favorite artificial sweetener is erythritol. Incidentally it is the only artificial sweetener that doesn't cause an insulin response. Monster zero energy drinks are sweetened with it for a flavor profile.

Brawndo of course.

I have myself cucumber water everyday, it's fantastic but I don't know if it will help you specifically : blend cucumbah in some wotah, add enough wotah that it becomes nicely fluid, deep jungle green, then filter it. Or don't, if you want fibah. Pinch of salt, squeeze of lemon, good to go.

I'm on a keto diet, and I NEED the electrolytes. I found this recipe and it's been helping me so far. https://www.ketofitnessclub.com/blogs/drinks/electrolyte-drink

I'd be interested in anyone's takes on that recipe, hopefully I'm not poisoning my liver or something...

Edit: I just read your previous post, so you probably shouldn't try this recipe as it uses apple cider vinegar which I believe would aggravate your ulcer.

Honestly, not a drink: the Pedialyte freezer pops.

I stick to electrolyte water the most. I know sugar can help with absorbing electrolytes but I don't like sugar much.

I like the BodyArmor water the best, followed by probably Smart Water and Essentia. They're all fairly similar; I'm splitting hairs with taste. I'll buy whatever is the cheapest or on a sale.

Pocari Sweat. It's a Japanese drink but you can find it in the US. Awesome flavor and it should have a good balance but check it out.

Before work every day, I go to the Dollar Tree next door to buy drinks for the day. I've been buying the various random flavored waters, and whatever other drinks are sugar and caffeine free. Found this stuff called Reward, in a square bottle talking about electrolytes and whatnot, back of the bottle making it seem like they're claiming to be some knock-off Pedialyte. They claim to have a bunch of flavors, but I've only ever seen strawberry kiwi. Tastes a lot better than I expected. Kinda over-sweetened, if anything.

Could take a supplement. Most are useless but some do serve a use in the right circumstances. I take magnesium for leg cramps for example. Could do a mix of Calcium, magnesium, potassium, with just water. Throw to the back of the throat, no taste at all. A multi vitamin might do the trick too, like one-a- day. But you will need to research them.

One potential issue with this solution is most suppliments suggest being taken with a meal. If you are able, milk is an electrolyte source as qell, so that might serve the meal requirement.

Good luck, I've had ulcers most of my life, surgery 3 times for them, they suck, a lot

Hammer Fizz is my go-to. Taste is great, very low sugar, potassium sodium and magnesium. The caffeinated cola flavor is my favorite.

Powerade is like the discount Gatorade.

When I was abroad, my favorite was BodyArmor ~~Blackout~~ Mixed Berry (apparently they're discontinued).

There's this like knockoff Pedialyte brand called electrolit I really like some of the lighter flavors of. Coconut, think there's a cucumber lime etc. There's a cucumber lime Gatorade that seems to very im availability depending on where you live that I really like too.

Pocari sweat

Its not the best tasting electrolyte drink sorry, but it helps me when i need electrolyte and i enjoy it compared to gatorade

PS: it taste citrusy(if thats a word) and not so sweet compared to gatorade

Brawndo "The thirst mutilator"

BodyArmor sports drinks.

Pickle juice for the win...

Reading your previous post, would a cannabis tincture or concentrates help with the appetite? Assuming all food doesn't just straight up make the condition worse.

I read your previous post. This sounds like hell. I'm sorry you're going through this awful shit.

L-Glutamine can actually help treat H. Pylori over a six week period. It's pretty inexpensive, and it would be a good test while you wait. Take 5 grams twice daily mixed into whatever liquids you can manage to get into your system.

If it doesn't help the problem, then there's at least a reasonably good chance that H. Pylori isn't the culprit. I hope that you obtain relief very soon.

Gatorade Lemon Ice.

Pretty sure they don’t make it anymore. Unless it was discontinued and then recontinued.

I last bought it ~25 years ago…

OK so lots of comments about healthy alternatives and such.. but you asked what taste best, well to me that's the Gatorade glacier cherry. I buy the individual powder packs and mix my own, and I get the zero sugar one, but imo that's the best flavor.

Now, admittedly I was born and raised in Florida, but Gatorade yellow, orange, and red have simply never been improved upon.

I've done the same thing. And to keep my electrolytes up - bouillon cubes. One in the morning one in the afternoon.

I prefer the beef bouillon myself.

If I can't get bullion cubes then I just make a cup of salt water, using the "low salt" half potassium half sodium salts. And I just chug that down as fast as I can.

If you have bone broth, adding salt to that in the form of a bouillon cube is just complementary

Gatorade. Water sucks. Gatorade tastes better and quenches your thirst better, too!

(I especially like the AM/PM exclusive flavor)