Is water with chlorine and/or chloramines safe for kidney dialysis patients to drink?
Yes it is safe for kidney dialysis patients to drink. Because the digestive process neutralizes the disinfectants before they reach the bloodstream, water with one or both those disinfectants is safe to drink for most everyone – including people with diabetes, people on low-sodium diets, pregnant women, children, infants, pets, and birds. In the dialysis process, however, chlorine and chloramines are toxic in dialysis water and must be removed from the water used in kidney dialysis machines. Individuals on kidney dialysis machines with questions should contact their healthcare provider.
