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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Aug 26 6:29am | Replies (149)
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Hi Terri - Yes, I read the study you cited, as well as several others. Still not convinced we can avoid MAC through any water supply because it is so ubiquitous - one small, older study even found it in bottled water! We have raised our water heater temp, because that is the one universal recommendation that makes sense to me.
And, it doesn't make sense that our home is the nexus of my infection - my husband, who soaks in our whirlpool & showers "by the hour" also has bronchiectasis, and he repeatedly tests negative for MAC.
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@sueinmn I think it is safe to say that not every household in America is going to have mac in it's plumbing. Some people may have picked it up visiting relatives, staying in a resort, or using a hot tub, or other places. I feel like my present home does not have mac in the water. I have been mac free since I moved here. I could be wrong, but I take pre-cautions as if it is here. The water temp was raised on the hot water tank, we put reverse osmosis filters under the sink and change filters regularly. I soak my showerhead in vinegar every six months. I just do not want to live in paranoid fear.