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No you haven't at all! It's a very interesting point. I wonder if it's actually to do with the fact that we drink more water, not less, but that the water is so very very hard ...
Most common cause is bacteria and women are five times more likely to get kidney infections than men
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Apologies if I am taking this further off topic but I would like to answer FLS.
As a few members know I personally attend hospital with a liver condition for which other than transplant there is no cure. Due to deterioration in my condition we had to axe our plans to move over permanently to Tenerife last month.
My consultant in the UK, who is renowned worlwide for her research, told me only last week that had I been moving to Madrid or Barcelona she would have given her blessing but not to Tenerife. Unfortunately there are times when I just would not be well enough to be travelling back and forth to Newcastle for treatment.
Hope this is helpful FLS.
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I had a problem drinking tapwater, since the water is filtered by the lava rocks it contains excessive mineral and salt. The water is not bad, it is just to strong for us.
When you start buying bottled water, also for cooking, it did help me.
Thanks for the link Leon, very interesting and does make me wonder as Janet said regarding the different mineral waters here. I must admit we do use tap water for cooking and tea and coffee, I will try using bottled instead.
Also following all these kidney infections (never had a kidney infection in my life before moving here) we use bottled water for drinking and also put that through a Brita filter jug which we keep in the fridge, as so scared of getting any more infections.
No you haven't at all! It's a very interesting point. I wonder if it's actually to do with the fact that we drink more water, not less, but that the water is so very very hard ...
The water in Burton upon Trent has huge amounts of Calcium, Potassium and Sodium Sulphates and is ideal for brewing bitter. But there is no evidence of it causing kidney infections.
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Only if you drink lots and lots of tea, but I will investigate the stones/Burton Bitter link.
ps there is lots of Magnesium in the water also and this helps prevent Kidney Disease and also helps with stabilising (in solution) the Sulphates that tend to precipate as stones. Best to drink lots of Burton Bitter
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