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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jun 5 9:02pm | Replies (154)

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There are may ways to filter tap water, but as you may have learned from my posts, I am all about simplicity. If I lived in an apartment, I would probably use the Pall .2 micron filter that fits on the tap, as a lot of members do. You can read the discussion here:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/recommendation-for-0-2-micron-filters/
For away from home, I use bottled spring water, but have been looking at the Lifestraw bottles to cut down on plastic waste.

I don't use a steam bag for my parts, I use a saucepan on the stove. You can search "bololo" or steam sterilizers to learn what other members have to say.

I wash reusable water bottles with a brush (to disrupt any microfilm trying to form) then sanitize in my dishwasher on the sanitize cycle which includes heated drying. My dishwasher temp is 145F. If away from home I sanitize with a bleach soak. The bottle brushes go into the dishwasher too. I learned this many years ago from friends who hike in Arizona, where they have to be careful about desert fever, which is as nasty as MAC to get rid of.

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Arizona lived in Phoenix where we called it Valley Fever. Allegedly almost everyone got it but only some got sick with it. A lot of respiratory symptoms prompted testing for it. I tested negative once but who knows what happened after that. Makes me wonder where and when the respiratory problems really started.

I use the lifestraw pitcher but had to toss the water bottle. With the water bottle, you have to suck up the water through a filter. Way too intensive for me… Not to mention… worsening lip wrinkles:)