Now this is interesting - I was reading an article in a magazine in the physio's waiting room yesterday entitled "Should we drink tap water?". Granted it was dated 2003.
Brittany is one of the most polluted regions of France (along with two others that I can't remember) for groundwater and is the highest in nitrate pollution of all of France. It said it is recommended NOT to drink the tap water in Brittany (and the two other places), and that pregnant women and babies are
forbidden to drink it.
It said that water filters such as Brita DO NOT REMOVE nitrates or bacteria.
Now when did I make my last posting. Guess what, my bowels are returning to normal!
So in my case it is the polluted tapwater causing my problem, whereas for my husband it is a heart related problem and as soft water (in some areas) has been proven to cause higher rates of heart related problems, it is most probably the soft water that is the problem for him. His bowels are the complete opposite of mine (
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) and he's constipated no matter what kind of water he drinks!