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I have one to add… The water supply

So I’m getting headaches, I’ve never had headaches except for caffeine headaches, which are (conveniently) only at night. I’m getting headaches after drinking caffeine, during the day, even after detoxing from caffeine. I’ve got filters, the area isn’t known for having bad water, but this started after I moved.

It took me a while to see the connection, but eventually I decided fuck it, let’s try distilled water. No more headaches, less nausea. What the fuck is in the water…

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photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Drinking distilled water isn’t the best idea…

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JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Msybe you’ve developed an unusual allergy to some kind of mineral that’s in the water? I know some people can have allergic reactions to hard water which has high levels of calcium and magnesium.

Might be worth looking into? Distilled water can effect your mineral levels after a long time so it’s not a great long term solution.

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Comment105@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
If you’re actually curious about what’s in the water you could try to test it out have it tested.

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- theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I’ve thought about it, but ultimately I asked myself… What would change?
  
  I need to move, and I’m planning to. For the meantime, the water makes me feel sick, even the bottled stuff is only slightly better. The people I care about ignore my warnings…I don’t think any more detailed tests would change that
  
  And I have tested the water myself, I’m sure I could get a more detailed result, but would it change anything that matters? Even if it is in my head, my body knows the water to be bad…I didn’t have this issue before, and I can drink tap water elsewhere.
  
  I am curious, but getting the water tested is energy better spent elsewhere
  
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  - Comment105@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Take a sample in a clean glass bottle, maybe a mason jar. Test it later if you want to and can easily afford to. Might learn something useful about your body, idk.
    
    I might be clueless tbh,might be completely pointless, but I tend to be curious and academic types always tend to have interesting information.
    
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