Healthy Shower

[Sangye]

I saw this article on MSNBC.com today, about the danger of lung infection from dirty showerheads. It's a big deal for those of us who are immune-suppressed.

[Doug]

First it was "Psycho", now it's this! +1

[Sangye]

Bioslime, The Sequel

[Doug]

I think I've seen this stuff, if not where I live now. Urp! Wasn't there a film about it in the 1950's?

[GeorgiaInOhio]

ewwwwwwwww gross. well i guess im heading off to buy an all metal shower head now. more money. lol. THANKS MSNBC. lol

[Jack]

Yet another houshold threat which I think I will be ignoring. I wonder how many confirmed cases of disease have been linked to this problem? Probably very few, if any.

Oddly enough, I took my shower head apart last week to try a different spray pattern and it appeared to be clean inside.

[Sangye]

Well, it was good motivation for me to replace the existing showerhead that's looked nasty since I moved in a year ago.

I think it's more prevalent than you might think, Jack. Probably not just limited to the mycobacterium, either. Years ago I noticed that if I swallowed water in my shower, I got an URI within a day. And those kitchen faucet water purifier things have long been known to accumulate bacteria.

[Jack]

I think the current state of my health stands testament to my hygene standards!

(I've been feeling like crap for weeks now with one thing after another - I wish it would give me a break for a few days )

[Sangye]

I hear ya on both counts. I mean, it took me a year to replace that showerhead, even though I already had another one....

I can join you in the "feel like crap" pile the last several weeks. That's exactly the exact phrase I've been using lately! I wish I could get on the rituximab already. This ctx and pred gig ain't working. Aaargh.

[Jack]

That's the trouble with you sick people, you just need a kick in the butt now and then to get you moving.