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_MellowGold t1_j8mzv6k wrote

I grew up on well water and have never had an issue since moving to places with municipal water supplies 20+ years ago. And I don't think that's generally a symptom of ingesting fluoride unless in very large quantities.

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MyDogJosh t1_j8nruqk wrote

Fluoride won’t cause that.
Does she have allergies? Richmond is a big allergy City and some environmental allergies can cause cross reactions with foods. If she has an increase in her allergies it could be causing her some digestive issues

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STREAMOFCONSCIOUSN3S t1_j8n1s3g wrote

Not saying this is her cause, but I've had pretty bad gastro issues that went away once I reduced my stress/anxiety. Even got an endoscope done with no issues found.

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GaimanitePkat t1_j8n488p wrote

A cross-state move sounds like it's pretty stressful, too.

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allthesideeye t1_j8pcffy wrote

Having grown up in NJ, I can assure you NJ also has fluoride in the water. Unless VA allows strangely high levels, I don't think that would be the cause.

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icecreamfist t1_j8n28ti wrote

Stomach flu is going around according to my doctor. My wife and I were sick as well as my kid.

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never_graduating t1_j8oavam wrote

Came here to say this. Kiddo started puking today. Pediatrician says there’s a lot of this in the office right now.

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Pjtruslow t1_j8porqa wrote

The only think fluoride in water does is prevent cavities. Richmond city water does have a bit more iron and hardness than I like and as a result I don’t love the taste and how it leaves residue on the fixtures, but I grew up on county water which is still fluoridated and from the river, but seems to be processed more to reduce the iron content and hardness.

I seriously doubt this is the cause of her ailments. Maybe it’s a change in diet, has she taken any antibiotics that might upset her gut bacteria, something like that?

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Gamegis t1_j8nmg8k wrote

Have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?

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parrisjd t1_j8qafb9 wrote

Vodka. That's what they drink. On no account will a commie ever drink water, and not without good reason.

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nauraug t1_j8qukis wrote

I don't think fluoride would be a cause of this, but make sure to check your home for mold. You wouldn't think it, but mold spores in the air can cause pretty severe gastrointestinal problems.

I used to live in a pretty dusty and humid older house, so naturally mold was a constant issue. Upon moving out a year ago, ALL of my problems disappeared. It was pretty shocking.

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DriveRVA t1_j8n6a2l wrote

Have you been visiting more breweries? I do not have celiac disease but it is in my family so I do have an intolerance to grain that I first noticed when drinking from the wonderful breweries around town and as I have gotten older it has expanded to some of the more processed generic bread brands. I am fine getting bread from local bakeries

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zeppnnon t1_j8qiesz wrote

I don’t know if it’s bc of fluoride but I have met so many transplants who have developed gastro issues since moving here. All have different diets, allergies, ages, body types, etc.. It’s really weird and could totally be coincidental.

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lunar_unit t1_j8n3vlv wrote

Don't spread misinformation. Richmond municipal water quality is quite high.

https://rva.gov/public-utilities/news/water-quality-report-now-available#:~:text=We%20are%20proud%20to%20report,more%20than%2016%2C000%20water%20samples.

And FYI, drinking out of plastic containers means you're exposed to all kinds of chemicals that leech into the water from the plastic and aren't required to be tested by anybody.

https://cleanwater.org/2020/07/29/bottled-water-human-health-consequences-drinking-plastic

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CharlesJHV t1_j8qmoe0 wrote

You know that municipal water is either traveling through PVC pipes or lead pipes, right?

Given that Richmond is a historic city, I would bet any property in this city built before the 1980’s (which is a lot of them) have lead pipes which that water travels through

Even if it is PVC, the type of plastic most water bottles are bottled into with recycling code 1, which is polyethylene terephtalate. I’d take that over polyvinyl chloride exposure

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lunar_unit t1_j8rgmw1 wrote

But old lead pipes have calcification on the interiors of the pipes that diminish lead leeching into water. Part of what happened at Flint MI was that they used chemicals that eroded the calcification on the old pipes leading to soaring lead levels.

Modern drinking supply water is generally delivered on a large scale via polyethylene pipes (cheap, tough, easy to work, resists freeze cracking). Some houses do have CPVC for their interior supply pipes, and of course there's more and more PEX used (which is also polyethylene) and all the parts inside faucets, and even filters, are often plastic, so we can't really get away from it, but to make a blanket statement, as the commenter I was responding to did, that 'the water has lead , drink from plastic jugs', is inaccurate and an oversimplification, especially when the water from those plastic containers often comes from municipal water systems in the first place (which often pull water from rivers, which are also filled with pollutants.). But given those conditions, Richmond water is overall, pretty decent (at least according to the tests, which I guess, could be bullshit.)

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