There is a saying that we never miss the water until it is gone, this quote's meaning is deep and some people may not understand it until they find themselves thirsty without water to drink.
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Years ago, I went to a village in Ogun state to write an exam, and at the place I stayed, there was no water, we had to trek to long distance to get water and the water was not even clean or pure to drink but once in a week, the government tap do run and give the people in the community water...
I suffered a lot during my stay there because of the lack of water, I was glad when the exam was over and I returned home but as expected from yours truly, I got sick for days when I got home.
Since then, I have known the importance of water because the stress I went through there to get water to the bath was nothing to write home about, I survived on pure water for the time I spent there but we used water to cook.
Clean water is an essential part of our daily needs, and lack of it can cause serious illness in our body system, the last time I got very sick last year was due to the unclean water in my current area. The test result revealed I was suffering from Typhoid.
I knew the water in my compound was unclean and untreated because the first time I used it to brush, it smelled and tasted like what I don't know so I knew instantly that It was not safe for drinking.
I used it to do other stuff except drink, I spent a fortune on water because I buy 5 bags of pure water weekly.
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I don't know how safe boiled water but I guess I got typhoid fever because of the water so I am being extra careful, during one of the meetings in the house, I suggested we should contribute money to wash the tank and treat the water but even though most think it was a good idea, no one turned up for the contribution so you can say, the water in my area place is unclean, unsafe and bad!
Ways to make our water Healthier and safe for drinking
Boil it: I visited a cousin of mine years ago and I saw her boiling the water they drink, I was confused and asked why she did that which she explained, back in my place, we drink well water and we don't boil it so I did not get the logic but I later understand that it kills all the germs in the water and makes it safe to drink, this is the cheapest way to get clean water.
Buy bottled water: First of all, not all bottled water is pure, we have many factories producing unclean water now, they just bottle it and sell which is unfair, but we still have brands like Eva water that sell pure water and I was not surprised one of my neighbors only drinks bottled water.
Pure water: I was shocked the day a friend said he saw mucus in pure water he bought, how can treated water have mucus in it, this just proves that most of this pure water ain't treated, only God is protecting us in this country. Pure water is cheaper than bottled water so many prefer this and that is what I drink too, at least it is better than the water in my compound.
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Unfortunately, the organizations meant to standardize these FMCG companies would rather go over there, take bribe and walk away instead of cracking down on substandard producers. I can tell you for free that some of these "pure water" are made in someone's backyard and sold to the public without government approval.
This is the comment I wanted to see, you are right! so many factories supposed to be closed because they don't do the right thing to their product before selling it.
Villages truly have limited water sources and that has resulted to so many drinking unclean and unsafe water. Some have borne hole and the water from the borne holes can be very very hard with lots of contaminated particles, you will be shocked what will be seen if boiled and filtered.
If not for trusted water companies, so many now are just selling unclean water in the name of sachet water. Filtration is the easiest and cheapest step to having a healthy and clean water. Once its boiled and allow to cool and it's filtered. It's very safe and clean, I do that very often instead of buying sachet water that I'm not sure if it's treated or not.
nice one, probably this is what i will be doing now too.
That would be helpful.
Not all bottled or satchet waters are treated truly. A friend of mine carried out microbial test on different packaged water for his final year project last year and we discovered that most of them were full of germs. That's why I always prefer to treat my drinking water especially, myself to avoid stories that touches the heart.
most are not, i have tasted some pure water drinks and the taste is bad
Water is truly essential for live, and the purer the water we drink or consume, the healthier we tend to get. It's so sad that nowadays these companies are using the term "pure water" as a marketing tactic to sell their products when in reality their bottle waters are far from being pure. It's truly deceiving!!
we just need to start protecting ourself by boiling the water
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I’m sure you’d never want to go to that part of Ogun state again😅. Anyway, water is life and if you have access to clean water, you should be thankful because some people don’t
I don't! it is so uncomfortable there xd
This days, everyone is owning a water factory without going through the necessary training on how to treat water which makes everything difficult for us the consumers because we don't know which water is clean or not.
as in, it is God protecting us.
True, water is very important and the source of water we consume matters a lot. so sorry for your bad experience with water and I thank God you got medication for yourself. My family and I had a very bad experience with water and that made us spend a lot to get good water. thanks for sharing