Should I avoid chlorined water?

[Justiina]

They found e.coli from water over here and they are planning on chlorine the water. As I already have low iodine and hashimoto and not able to take much iodine I wonder should I buy water from grocery store?

I am still waiting for my results of iodine status +thyroid function so I am not sure has my iodine levels improved at all.

[Mammoth]

Might there be filters that can reduce or eliminate this?

[Justiina in reply to Mammoth]

Oh silly me did not think about it at all I hope I can get one by tomorrow!

[humanbean]

I definitely agree with Mammoth. Filters would be much cheaper in the long run than buying bottled water. Do some research beforehand to find out what claims they make about what is being removed. Also, be aware that filters will often remove desirable minerals as well as the undesirable ones, so you may have to consider some low-dose supplementing.

[Justiina in reply to humanbean]

Yeah I was worried about minerals too. Did not think about supplementing, thanks for tip

[Mammoth]

I have a Brita water filter jug, the sort that tells you when you need to replace it. Maxtra, I think. Your post got me wondering if definitely filters out cholorine and flouride. Google search tells me: "A Brita water filter claims to remove 99 percent of chlorine as well as heavy metals in tap water such as lead and copper which can be caused by the household installations. The filters also eliminate fluoride, which may not be a benefit for children's teeth. Brita, however, does not filter THMs out of tap water."

[Justiina in reply to Mammoth]

I did some quick googling and found filter that should be fine. I have no idea how long they will chlorine the water as it happens really rarely. We have otherwise so good water over here. I hope it won't last long. Thanks

[bobsmydog]

I bought a Brita water filter jug and I can't smell the chlorine in our drinking water anymore

[annie-7]

Hi, I bought a Berkey, (Thanks to bluepettals2 for posting about it!) They say that it removes the bad stuff, but keeps all the important minerals in. You can choose between 2 types of filter, depending on whether your local water supply has fluoride or not. It is free-standing, no need to plumb in.

Water, tea and coffee now taste great with no chlorine. In the long run it works out cheaper than bottled water and some other water filters, although the initial outlay is higher, we worked out that the filters should last for about 10 years.