Anonymous
Post 01/20/2025 21:01     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
I'm more confused by "artisanal" water.
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 17:24     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
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
Post 01/19/2025 16:19     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
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
Post 01/19/2025 08:20     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
Do you have well water?
Anonymous
Post 01/19/2025 08:19     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
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
Post 01/18/2025 22:35     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
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
Post 01/18/2025 20:14     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
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
Post 01/18/2025 19:31     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
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
Post 01/11/2025 09:43     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
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
Post 01/11/2025 09:42     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
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
Post 01/11/2025 09:41     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
It’s extremely low risk. But just get distilled water and take it off the table.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 09:39     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
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
Post 01/11/2025 08:54     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
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
Post 01/11/2025 08:47     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
Too dangerous to be worth it
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2025 08:28     Subject: Different poster. Neti pot freakout.
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.