Why do kidney dialysis patients have to take special precautions with chloraminated water?
Kidney dialysis patients can safely drink, cook, and bathe in chloraminated water. However, just as with chlorine, chloramine can harm kidney dialysis patients during the dialysis if it is not removed before water mixes with the bloodstream. To protect dialysis patients during the dialysis process, chloramines must be removed before they enter the bloodstream. Kidney dialysis patients can safely drink chloraminated water because the digestive process neutralizes the chloramine before it enters the blood stream.