Am I Allergic To Water?
Over the years we have had people come into our store and tell us they think they are allergic to water. They complain of redness, rashes, dry skin, itching or burning skin and it only happens when they bathe or swim.
The truth is that there have been very few cases of someone actually being allergic to water. In fact there have been fewer than 30 reported cases of “Aquagenous Urticara” world wide. We explain that more than likely they are having an allergic reaction to something in the water and not the water itself.
Alfie
Lipshultz, a good friend and CEO of the Aquathin, Corp.,
likes to refer to our water sources as “chemical
cocktails”. The water we drink, cook with and bathe in
contains hundreds of chemicals including heavy metals,
minerals, pesticides, herbicides, pharmaceuticals,
organic waste, illegal drugs, salts, cleaning products
and personal care products just to mention a few. The
local water treatment plants attempt to clean up the
water but unfortunately that includes adding even more
potentially irritating chemicals like chlorine, aluminum
chloride, and ammonia. It is not their fault the water
they start with is not as good as it once was.
So what is causing our customer to have their allergic
reaction to water? The majority of them are finding that
they are sensitive to the chlorine and chloramines used
by the local treatment plants to disinfect the water. We
need these chemicals in the water to kill bacteria while
it is in the water mains being delivered to our home but
they should be removed before they get in the house. I
have yet to read a study that suggests chlorine or
chloramines are good for our skin, to breathe while
taking a shower or ingest.
If you believe you are having any type of an allergic
reaction you should see your doctor as soon as possible.
However, we believe that everyone should use quality
water filtration systems to protect themselves and their
families from the “chemical cocktail” that is in water.
There is no reason to take the risk.
Remember, it’s not the water that bothers you but what is in it.
Wishing you the best of health
Mike Krause
We live in S. Florida and the water always has a yellow tint to it. What causes that.
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Your water may have a yellow tint for several reasons depending on your water source.
Water from municipal water systems contain volatile organic chemicals (VOC), pesticides and herbicides, as well as chlorine, chloramines, benzene, trihalomethane (THM) compounds, solvents and hundreds of other man-made chemicals.
Well systems are contaminated naturally and by man-made chemicals introduced to the water table through industry, agriculture, leaking or poorly-constructed septic systems, or other means. This is particularly a problem for shallow water wells.
In both cases, if the water is properly filtered, contaminates can be removed and your water will be crystal clear.
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We live in Tennessee. We vacationed in Florida. While in Florida our daughters rashes disappeared. When we returned to Tennessee they came back within two days. Is it the water?
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It could be the water. It most certainly is environmental, because you changed her environment and the rash disappeared. At home in TN are you on a well or municipal water? Where in FL did you visit? Were you at a hotel or in a home? How long has she had this rash? Is she old enough for skin testing for allergies? If so, have you had it done? If she is not old enough for skin testing, or if her skin is in poor shape, a simple blood test called the RAST test could rule out things like dust mite, mold, pollen foods, etc. Its hard to say without some more info.
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I have allergy-type skin reactions (redness, inflammation, itchiness) when I shower in fluoridated Sydney, Australia. In fact, just being in the shower causes me great pain and when I get out my skin is usually pretty raw. Over the last two years, I have been on three trips to non-fluoridated Brisbane. On each trip, I am in agony for the first week with a lot of fluid coming out of my skin. In the second week I clear up as if for no reason at all and showers actually become a pleasureable experience. When I return to Sydney, my first shower stings and over a couple of days my skin becomes inflamed and damaged. I am now avoiding showers and am much improved, but you can't avoid fluoride (at the moment I have a couple of brands of rice milk and one type of fruit juice - all are made with fluoridated water. When I ingest fluoridated water, it is as if I become allergic to all foods - I suspect fluoride inhibits my digestive enzymes and/or kills my beneficial bacteria - as indicated by Scientific Research Papers). I don't believe it is an allergic reaction because my immune system correctly identifies fluoride as a toxin (water is generally fluoridated using the toxic waste from the phosphate fertiliser industry). Fluoride is basically impossible to avoid in a fluoridated town, so the best way to find out if fluoride is your problem is to spend a couple of weeks in a non-fluoridated area - but beware that you might be in for an agonising healing crisis (as I said before, my healing crisis takes about one week for my body to be able to eliminate all of the absorbed fluoride).
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Hi!
Im insanely desperate for some sort of answer. I recently moved to Kansas City Missouri from the East coast. I've been experiencing VIOLENT UTI episodes that cannot be explained by any of the normal UTI triggers.
I've been to 7 doctors and a Urologist and have had several tests run. Nothing comes up.
The only thing thats changed is my enviroment and water.
Ive never had any problems before until I moved here.
Recently had my water tested and there are several carcnogenics and solvents in the water.
Could I be allergic to one of these that are causing kidney and bladder infections?
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Hi Anya:
I'm very sorry to hear to hear about your problems. To answer your question, yes you could be allergic to something in the water. What type of contaminates did you find? have you contacted the local water board? Your local water source can have all sorts of heavy metals, salts, solvents, and other water-borne contaminates that may be below "acceptable" levels but they still can cause a person to have problems. I know that I do everything possible to avoid drinking any water other than what I get from my water purification system. Try drinking only purified water like aquafina for awhile. If you don't have a relapse then you know it is the water. Then get a good purification system, Aquathin, to make sure you don't have to drink the local water.
I found a pretty good article on UTI that you may want to look at. http://www.ehow.com/how_2151888_avoid-relief-urinary-tract-infections.html
Let me know how your doing.
Wishing you the best of health
Mike
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HELP ... what about drinking it ?? I have not been able to find any info on the net about allergy to DRINKING water and i know it exsists because every single time i drink any water at all it makes me immediately start coughing and my throat itches . I can bathe just fine etc. ... is this possible ? anyone know anything about it ?
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Diane
I've not heard of reactions to water but I have heard of people being allergic to what is in the water. Have you tried drinking purified and or distilled water?
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