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Eye Burning Related to Food Sensitivities

Digestive Health | Last Active: Jan 5 7:01am | Replies (41)

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When I was having these exact symptoms it was related to the water I was drinking from my kitchen sink. I had just purchased a new home (the house itself was built about 10 years ago) and I was drinking water from a tap that had an in-sink filtration system. I developed horrible stomach issues (burning, cramping, acid reflux) and then the same burning/puffiness under my eyes. It took a few months, but I eventually tracked the root cause to the water and then switched to drinking only bottled water for a few weeks and all of my symptoms completely disappeared. Obviously I had the filtration system removed and changed the faucet, but I am still a bit afraid to drink out of my tap because the pain I was having was horrible. I don't know if there was bacteria in the faucet itself? Or if the filter was toxic or had something like bleach in it (?) I really don't know -- but that was the root cause of my issue and I am now totally better. I am so sorry you are having this issue because my doctor was completely clueless and it was so frustrating ... I also had all the same tests you've had and everything came back normal, even though I was in blinding pain. So I would say -- at minimum, something is definitely irritating your stomach and I would question absolutely everything you are consuming in your home environment and also maybe, notice if you start to feel better when you are vacation? Good luck and I hope this information leads you to the root cause of your issue!

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kgelder12 It is great you figured out what was causing your eye pain and intestinal distress but too bad you weren't able to get the water tested before you changed the faucet and filter. You could have your current water tested to see if there are any detectable harmful pollutants in it. Do you have copper pipe or the newer flexible PEX type piping? If you have the PEX piping your water may still be unsafe to drink. Here is a quote from an on-line article on PEX:
"From what is known, preliminary findings show different PEX brands affect water quality differently, and even pipes that pass safety tests may contain enough contaminants to affect water’s taste and smell. In fact, there are over 70 PEX pipe brands on the market, and studies showed that some of those PEX pipes have over 150 contaminants.
One of the most recent studies conducted in 2021 and published by Science Direct tested water from eight different types of PEX pipe brands. They found that 62 chemicals leached into the water, with half of those organic compounds leached considered toxicological—basically, toxic—but not carcinogenic, or cancer-causing."
Your water filter may have been made from the same type of plastic as the PEX piping is. Plastic is nasty.
https://www.angi.com/articles/does-pex-piping-affect-drinking-water-quality.htm