Is it safe to drink water from the same bottle over and over again?!
Is it safe to drink water from the same bottle over and over again?
I have heard many stories, people saying its not good to drink from the same bottle and on the other hand they are saying it is perfectly safe. I seriously am confused, any suggestions?
Additional Details3 months ago
well if I cleaned the plastic bottle regulary and kept it clean! Would it be safe to drink from it?
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3 months ago
well if I cleaned the plastic bottle regulary and kept it clean! Would it be safe to drink from it?
You can drink water from the same bottle over and over again as long as you wash the bottle with dish soap and warm water often. It's best if you wash the bottle every time you use it though. There's nothing about the bottle itself that is a problem -- it's the bacteria that gets into the bottle from your mouth when you drink out of it. Warm and wet are the two best conditions for bacteria to breed, so washing the bottle out gets rid of all the germs.
It osnt a good idea. You can get sick from the bacteria
yes but you have to wash it thouroughly every day otherwise bacteria can buld up and dont 4 get to recycle!
well, do you mean that the same water would be in the bottle, or that you just keep refilling it? its always ok to refill the bottle, as long as you wash it out thurrily each time so there are no germs. If you were drinking from the same water bottle with the same water, its always best to not. The germs of your saliva get in tot he water, and after leaving it for long enough, it really starts to smell bad. that can not be healthy for u!
If you run it through the dishwasher to kill all potential bacteria then it should be ok. Don't reuse without cleaning really well though, and even then, don't reuse for longer than a week. Recycle! Those water bottles are not meant to be reused.
No it's not a good idea... I did it until recently myself.
I went and bought a few bottles that can be thrown in the dishwasher and I fill them with filtered water.
This would be the same as wiping off your dishes instead of washing them with soap. They would look clean but germs would be present and multiplying. Think about the fact that the human mouth has a huge amount of germs on it and it is touching your bottle day after day.
sure as long as you clean it and don't share with anyone
When I was in Thailand we put some pink stuff in the water that made it safe to drink, you may research what it was and use that method, but it is easier to wash the bottle with a bottle brush, and a tinge of bleach.
just dont do it!
i do that.
I do, and I will continue to do so. I have not gotten sick from it yet.
They say that thin plastic water bottles are only good & sanitary for 3 refills within a period of no longer than 3 days. Usually the dishwasher heat will distort that plastic, so it s best to get a tupperware water bottle...
I think if you wash the bottle daily u can use over and over again I do that where I work. because we dont have a water fountain handy I use my bottle daily.