Reusable water bottles hold more bacteria than toilet seat, study finds

[SC Maintenance]

I have a stainless steel thermos type bottle that only I use. It gets city water that is chlorinated. Where is all this supposed bacteria coming from - the chlorine kills it, and it would have nothing to live off anyway.

Besides, modern life is far too clean - bad for our immune system. I'll take my chances over the plastic and other sludge in bottled water.

 

[benjy]

stainless steel or glass is what should be used for sure as the made from petroleum "plastics" are WORSE especially for the male population!!

 

[IndyIan]

The human body contains trillions of microorganisms — outnumbering human cells by 10 to 1. Because of their small size, however, microorganisms make up only about 1 to 3 percent of the body's mass (in a 200-pound adult, that's 2 to 6 pounds of bacteria), but play a vital role in human health.

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/new...ontains trillions,vital role in human health.

For sure you should still wash out your water bottle once in a while, but all these germ-a-phobe scare articles are silly....

 

[MrHorspwer]

New York Post and waterfilterguru.com are always the first place I turn to when I want to understand bacteria in the world around me

 

[vavavroom]

Oh yeah, keyboards are really nasty, too. `

 

[leadcounsel]

The average kitchen sink is dirtier than the average toilet bowl. I'm washing a head of lettuce in it right now.

No, it's not.

Which would you lick first if forced, your kitchen sink or toilet. Obviously, the kitchen sink, since you're hopefully not taking a deuce in it.

 

[leadcounsel]

The mouth is our dirtiest body part.

LOL.

Have you even for a moment thought this thru in real life? I can think of 30 places far dirtier than someone's mouth.

 

[GR_CoB]

Had some IPA wipes laying around. In the light of this thread decided to clean my "Camelback" plastic ~quart/liter bottle. Some nasty stuff came out of the tight spots in the lid & cap area. Used a tiny screwdriver to stuff the IPA wipes in those tight spots. I think it's time for a bleach or hydrogen peroxide treatment.

 

[vavavroom]

I forgot the kitchen sponge. A breeding ground for Listeria, salmonella, Enterobacteriaceae, coliforms, Campyolobacter, Staph, molds, and yeast.

 

[leadcounsel]

I forgot the kitchen sponge. A breeding ground for Listeria, salmonella, Enterobacteriaceae, coliforms, Campyolobacter, Staph, molds, and yeast.

Which, even if true, is irrelevant. Are you licking your sponge?

I use mine to scrub and wipe off areas. Scrubbed dishes are put in the dishwasher or washed and rinsed in hot water and dried. Wiped off areas, well I don't lick them. Those areas are either then sprayed and wiped with a cleaner and clean disposable towel, or any food on counter tops, then goes into a hot pan and is cooked. Sponge gets tossed when i it appears to need replacing.

None of this nonsense is relative to humans and real issues if one uses any common sense. It's all hyperventilating nonsense about "being dirtier than a toilet." Totally incorrect. I'd lick my dirty kitchen sponge before any toilet.

 

[vavavroom]

Do you know how many bad bacteria dance delicately on the tips of the tines of your favorite fork? Alliteration alert.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

Never heard of anyone dying from his own water bottle bacteria.

Honestly though, how would you know or be able to determine that conclusively?

 

[Skippy722]

Oh no!
*sips from 2 week old Powerade bottle I’ve been refilling*

If I continually eat and drink the sketchy things I will have an iron stomach…. Or so I tell myself.

 

[FishFry]

To put this into perspective:

The human body is nothing but a vessel for bacteria.
You have more bacteria in your guts and on your skin than you have cells in your body - they totally outnumber you.
And yeah - they keep you alive. Without them you would be dead.

So the whole water bottle thing is a total nothingburger and click bait.
Whatever is in your bottle, your stomach acid easily deals with it - we would have been long extinct, if it wouldn't be that way.

No offence, but this seems to be something especially Americans are obsessed with.
To be fair, it's getting worse by the year over here too though.
Hygienic obsession (and sanitizing everything all the time) goes hand in hand with failing immune systems and allergies.

my ct 2

 

[vavavroom]

Bacteria are lifeforms. Let's get scanning.

 

[MrQuackers]

Not too concerned. I just rinse my sippy cup once in a blue moon and I am fit as a fiddle. Much ado about nothing.

 

[CR94]

The last time I looked into my bike water bottle, something scary living in there waved at me, so I don't do that any more.

 

[vavavroom]

Stick with >140 proof beverages. Kill those germs.

 

[ripcord]

Stick with >140 proof beverages. Kill those germs.

And liver cells.

 

[billt460]

Before you take that next sip...

https://nypost.com/2023/03/13/reusa...d-more-bacteria-than-toilet-seat-study-finds/

A recent study from US-based waterfilterguru.com found reusable bottles can harbor 40,000 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat – describing them as being like a “portable Petri dish.”

I've heard the bulk of these cruise ships described much the same way. 3,000+ people packed into a waterproof metal tank for days on end. All rubbing butts and elbows.

Think about it. You're carrying around a plastic bottle of warm water all day, with plenty of your oral backwash in it. What could possibly cause bacteria? I change my dogs water at least 5 or 6 times a day.