How My Friend Realized She Had Chlorine Sensitivity

I was talking with a family friend the other day and I knew she could only drink certain water. Sound odd? I thought so, and I asked her what happened.

Well, a year or more ago she started having chronic diarrhea. It  got to the point that she couldn't even leave home, and even her Doctor wasn't sure what was going on. She decided to go on a short trip to Gatlinburg and while there started to feel good. When she got home she got sick again. After racking her brain about what could be different she realized that the entire time she was on her trip she drank bottled water. So, she went out and purchased more of the water and within days she was doing better.

She spoke with her Doctor who told her it was probably a Chlorine sensitvity. That eneded up being the case and was proved when the water brand she was purchasing changed where they got their water from. Again she started getting sick, she called the water company and sure enough, their water was from different source. She then had to call every water company that sold locally to find one that didn't have Chlorine in it.

Then a few months ago she purchased a water filter that states it removes 99.5% of Chlorine and now she can drink tap water again!

She also purchased a filter for her shower and told me that the difference in the way her skin feels is amazing! Which only makes sense since breathing vaporized chlorine gas while showering or bathing has been shown to be worse than drinking chlorinated water.

So, should we all boy-cot chlorinated water? By no means! Chlorine has its uses and disinfecting our water supply is one of them. People in third-world countries die from bacteria-infected water. However, if you are sensitive to it, drinking it can make you sick but the solution is as simple as a filter!