Boiled Tap Water - Safe to drink?
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Does anyone know whether Bangkok tap water, if boiled, is safe to drink both for me and my two year old child?Ruud
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From my experience, I've been drinking the boiled tap water since I was young until now and it doesn't cause me any harm. Anyway, I got some info about the tap water for you. Here the link http://www.mwa.co.th/ewt/mwa_web/drinkable_e.html |
I use boiled tap water for coffee, as far as I'm aware boiling will get rid of any bacteria if there is any. What you do have to be careful about is the state of the water tank, if there is one. If it's in a bad condition then boiling may not remove any impurities. For kids, personally I wouldn't risk it and would just use boiled bottled water. |
Captain
| What I know is the tap water in Bangkok has lower fluoride content. Fluoride is needed for tooth growing (especially children) and if I am not wrong it helps to prevent tooth decay. So, children who drink boiled tap water here are advised to take fluoride supplements which are easily to get in any pharmacy. |
| I always use fluoride toothpaste so I guess this gives Pete enough fluoride? I think I'll stick with bottled water for him, but not be so careful for me. Thanks for the help. |
Ruud
| Your local shop should have the 10 baht/20 litre water bottles unless it's a 7/11! It's usually in a plain whitish bottle with a sealed top, quite often you can get them to deliver as well. The quality is variable depending on the company but it's all meant to be safe drinking water! |
Angie
| Well, I have been drinking boiled tap water in my coffee every day for a week and no bad side affects, yet! |
Ruud
Hi Celtasia, It was the dentist at Bumrungrad hospital who advised me to give my sons fluoride tablet if we are drinking boiled tap water in Bkk here. His name is Dr Wiwat, you can go and check with him. He is paediatric dentist whom my sons go for regular dental check-up. The dosage for children aged 2 - 4 years old is 0.25 mg per day. The lethal dosage for children at that age of group is 320mg. Please refer to page 51 of: http://books.google.co.th/books?id=-bkotMBymFwC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=%22fluoride+tablet%22&source=web&ots=X3XrpHBz20&sig=iJgrkJVfSkxW2_FRgNIWr77BTN0&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA51,M1 So what I wrote in my previous posting is not without any basis, especially I also have my medical degree and I am very - very careful with what I give to my children / sharing any medical information with others. Cheers, Cinn |
Hi Cinn, my humble advice: do not forge your opinion (only) on an advice coming from the Health or FDA kinds of lobbies (I know it sounds a bit funny but...)... Have first a quick look at the following links: http://www.conspiration.cc/sante/fluorides_danger.html http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/index.php?page_id=201 Then make your decision. |
Open your eyes...
For Cinn - In fact you are wrong, flouride is an additive that only the USA believes the miss-information passed down for decades that is does anything good for teeth in children. I was on an advisory board thorugh the Thai Ministry of Health some 18 years ago in Bangkok that turned down the notion of adding the poison flouride to drinking water at the BMA. It is bad science that promotes this old wise tale, and mostly only Americans still do add flouride even in the USA. It fact it has been proven that not only does it do nothing for fighting cavities, it causes dental florosis and lowers childrens IQ. Do the research yourself.
Fluroide is a toxic waste product and should not be in toothpaste or water.
I strongly urge users to see this link to inform yourselves
Please do not give your child Fluroide supplements they are toxic and an kill.
Inform yourself here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7BqFtyCRJc
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Boiled tap water would be safe for a young child. That said, I'd use bottled water if possible.
Check out a YouTube video I did on the subject of; 'Is Bangkok tap water safe to drink?' [I go through the best options to access safe drinking water].
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLfzN75IdXs
I and another friend -both around 80 -have been drinking straight from the tap ! I checked cleanliness standards with the Bangkok water company and they showed me figures comparable to London water.No problems since i started 2 years ago.Have i been very lucky?(Ho Ho)Anybody else ?
Why don't you just use the water machines that all apartment buildings in Thailand have ? Is 1 Baht per litre too expensive ?