IV therapy works by sending fluids, electrolytes and vitamins through a small catheter in a vein, so they go straight into the bloodstream instead of passing through the stomach and gut first.
At I IV Hydration & Wellness in Bentonville, a licensed Registered Nurse places every IV, and most sessions take 45 to 60 minutes.
What happens during an IV
After a short health intake, your nurse places a small catheter, a thin flexible tube, in a vein, usually in the arm. The IV bag connects to it, and fluids and nutrients drip in slowly at a rate the nurse sets. You can rest, read or work while it runs, and the nurse monitors you until the infusion ends. Then the catheter comes out and you head back to your day.
IV or by mouth: what's the difference?
IV therapy
Through a vein, with a nurse- How it gets in
- Straight into the bloodstream through a vein.
- What reaches your blood
- The full dose enters the bloodstream directly.
- Time
- About 45 to 60 minutes in the chair.
- Best for
- When you want fluids and nutrients delivered directly, with a nurse.
By mouth
Drinks, food and supplements- How it gets in
- Through the stomach and gut first.
- What reaches your blood
- Varies by nutrient and by person.
- Time
- Digestion takes hours and varies.
- Best for
- Everyday needs.
Water and food cover everyday needs. IV therapy is an option when you want fluids and nutrients delivered directly.
Where your body uses water
Up to 60% of an adult's body is water. Here is roughly how much water some organs and tissues hold, and one of the jobs water does there.
Brain, about 73% water. Water helps cushion the brain and spinal cord.
Heart, about 73% water. Water in the bloodstream carries nutrients around the body.
Kidneys, about 79% water. Water helps the kidneys flush out waste in urine.
Muscles, about 79% water. Water is a building block of every cell, muscle cells included.
Skin, about 64% water. Sweating through the skin is one way water cools the body.
Bones, about 31% water. Water helps lubricate the joints where bones meet.
Who should check first
Your nurse screens every client at intake, including current medications and health history. Some people should talk to their own doctor before booking: anyone with a heart or kidney condition or who has been told to limit fluids, and anyone managing a chronic health condition. If you are pregnant, tell the nurse at intake. Clients beyond the first trimester need written clearance from their OB/GYN or prenatal care provider before an IV.
Your visit at I IV Hydration & Wellness
Every visit starts with a short health intake. A licensed Registered Nurse places and monitors your IV, and most sessions take 45 to 60 minutes. Come to our lounge at 1101 S Walton Blvd, Suite 5, Bentonville, or book mobile IV and a nurse comes to your home, office or hotel anywhere in Benton County. The IV drip menu lists what goes into each drip.
Wellness IV therapy is not a treatment for any medical condition and does not replace care from your physician.
Talk To A Nurse-Led Team.
In the Bentonville lounge or delivered across Benton County.
