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I thought I was getting this sinus pain in the afternoon from spices that chicken was cooked with (I don't cook it, I buy it already cooked). But then I did a little experiment and it seems that the cause is more likely the mineral water I am drinking. Has anyone heard of a reaction like this?

It is Nestle mineral water and the composition is so (all #s are mg/litre):

Calcium 43.8 Magnesium 25.5 Sodium 5.9 Potassium .5 Chloride 7 Sulphate 8 Alkalinity (CaCO2) 203 Nitrate <.3 Fluoride <.2 Total dissolved solids 225 pH 4-5 Iron <.02 Aluminium <.1

Any ideas what might be causing such a reaction?

Thanks.

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Travis Culp · Answer 1 · 2011-08-24 18:27:51Z UTC

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I get headaches if I drink a large bottle of mineral water. I've replicated this with Gerolsteiner, Apollinaris and Perrier. I think the mineral content is in excess of what we've evolved to rehydrate with. It's also possible that it's the carbonation/acidity (naturally-occurring or not) that has this effect. I never get headaches otherwise, so this effect definitely stood out to me.

You might want to halve the amount of mineral water you're drinking and replace it with spring water. When I do this, I experience no ill-effects.

answered Aug 24 2011 at 18:27

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	I LOVE Apollinaris, I'll have to try and duplicate your results. – Futureboy Aug 24 2011 at 19:19
	Thanks. I have no problem with cheapo soda water, so I don't think it's the carbonation (in fact, I prefer mineral water because the carbonation is less). It must be the minerals. I have found one brand that doesn't cause the problem. Of course, it's the most expensive in town. – Cave Tomboy Aug 30 2011 at 9:29
	River water often has around 50mg/L or more of magnesium, calcium etc, although possibly is the trace flouride or sulphates... – Jamie Aug 30 at 3:35

turkeytyme · Answer 2 · 2011-07-27 14:31:16Z UTC

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I drink lots of mineral water and I have never had a reaction like that.

answered Jul 27 2011 at 14:31

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Ali · Answer 3 · 2011-07-27 17:14:30Z UTC

I don't drink mineral water, but I get sinus pain from drinking certain green tea. I've gotten it from different brands, so I don't know if it's an additive or if it's the actual tea that does it. Herbal teas and black teas do not cause the pain.

After drinking it (sometimes immediately, sometimes an hour or so later), I'll get an intense feeling of congestion in my sinuses along with dry eyes and usually a headache follows. I have stopped drinking green tea as I am satisfied drinking other types of tea that don't give me this issue.

sigrid · Answer 4 · 2012-08-25 21:26:12Z UTC

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I have noticed with this pregnancy I am getting horrible headaches after drinking mineral water. I posted it and found this thread.

answered Aug 25 at 21:26

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Erin · Answer 5 · 2012-08-30 02:43:11Z UTC

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I have been noticing headaches after drinking mineral water. I also read that mineral water has sulfa compounds in it and, well, I'm allergic to sulfa. Any chance you're allergic to sulfa, too?

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Peter Pan · Answer 6 · 2012-11-24 02:44:50Z UTC

Funny, the first time I drank mineral water, I got a horrible headache!!! My first time was at 35 years old. Never got the headache again. Same thing happened with my 10 year old son. Horrible headache at first - then he loved the stuff with no headaches.

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