• psud@aussie.zone
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    2 days ago

    Tap water doesn’t exactly have loads of electrolytes. I think though the normal advice is to give small children boiled water to protect them from water borne illnesses

    It’s probably more important in places with less safe water

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      19 hours ago

      Yeah, it’s to protect them from disease. In almost all circumstances a place with tap water from a municipal source is fine.

      Premature infants might be advised to only get sterile water for a bit as an extra precaution, and people might also hold off a little longer on well water.