Different poster. Neti pot freakout.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You will be fine.

Folks. Please don’t use tap water in the Neto pot without boiling it first. I have a couple of fish tanks and know first hand of the worms that are present in our tap water.

I have more confidence in my nasal passages than you do in yours, maybe.

I guess so. I use boiled tap for my Neti pot but having witnessed the parasites that tap water introduces to my fish tanks, I would never use it un boiled in my nasal passages.

[Anonymous]

Too dangerous to be worth it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My spouse got me a netipot and bought me Trader Joe's artisanal bottled water to use with it. I was sick as a dog and was like great thanks. Used it four times over the last two days: I feel better and am
more on top of things. The water is just bottled...not distilled. I'm prone to anxiety anyway and I'm so scared now: any reassurance??

You'll be fine. But I've been neti-ing for 20 years and I always boil the water first and then let it cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You're very likely fine, it's your overall risk over a lifetime of use that you have to reduce. Boil filtered water next time.

This makes no sense. The risk is in having amoeba in the water. It's not a build up over time.

[Anonymous]

It’s extremely low risk. But just get distilled water and take it off the table.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s done is done. Just get yourself distilled water

If you have PAM you will know within 2 weeks.

There is nothing to be done, so just don’t think about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My spouse got me a netipot and bought me Trader Joe's artisanal bottled water to use with it. I was sick as a dog and was like great thanks. Used it four times over the last two days: I feel better and am
more on top of things. The water is just bottled...not distilled. I'm prone to anxiety anyway and I'm so scared now: any reassurance??

You'll be fine. But I've been neti-ing for 20 years and I always boil the water first and then let it cool.

Remember it’s a roiling boil for 5 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Dont worry about what you've done but dont do it again. Eeither use distilled water or boil and then cool tap water. Its pretty simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My spouse got me a netipot and bought me Trader Joe's artisanal bottled water to use with it. I was sick as a dog and was like great thanks. Used it four times over the last two days: I feel better and am
more on top of things. The water is just bottled...not distilled. I'm prone to anxiety anyway and I'm so scared now: any reassurance??

You only breathing sterilized air right now, correct?

[Anonymous]

It's probably fine. The chances of amoebas in bottled water is quite low. But boil the water in the future or use distilled. And add salt and baking soda--you want saline rather than water to reduce discomfort and inflammation. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/common-cold/expert-answers/neti-pot/faq-20058305 has the measurements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You will be fine.

Folks. Please don’t use tap water in the Neto pot without boiling it first. I have a couple of fish tanks and know first hand of the worms that are present in our tap water.

W&aaaat?

[Anonymous]

Do you have well water?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You will be fine.

Folks. Please don’t use tap water in the Neto pot without boiling it first. I have a couple of fish tanks and know first hand of the worms that are present in our tap water.

I have more confidence in my nasal passages than you do in yours, maybe.

This is the stupidest thing I've read today

[Anonymous]

In would get a blood panel done. It is possible to get a bacterial infection or microscopic parasites from human or animal feces that the water could contain. Next time boil your own water.

[Anonymous]

I'm more confused by "artisanal" water.