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Portable water filters for travel
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 5 6:57am | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
@ana323 I have been using the Lifestraw pitcher for almost a year. I thought, from reading earlier posts and listening to NTM webinars, that MAC was filtered out. I have MAC, and have already had pneumonia three times this year - still recovering from the latest episode in late September.
I just found a question on Amazon which posted on 12/26/20 regarding this. "Does this pitcher filter out Mycobacterium Avium? If so, for how long?" The response from the Manufacturer stated "Our products do not filter Mycobacterium Avium, but it does filter Mycobacterium tuberculosis."
So, now what? Should we just drink Spring water and forget about the Lifestraw pitcher which is expensive and time consuming to maintain?
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Or, proof that the filters work for removal of MAC?
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@clynnp I do filter spring water in my large dispenser as I like the taste better. If you want to drink spring water I would still recommended filtering it. Spring water isn't bacteria free either.
You can print the testing results from their website for all that's filtered and to what %
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@clynnp Dr Falkinham tested the LifeStraw water bottle in the past, and stated it removed NTM. I cannot find the citation.
The study is cited in another post here.