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ORLANDO, Fla. – Do you drink bottled water? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning against one of them after several people reported liver damage.
The FDA advises consumers not to drink alkaline water from Real Water. Officials say the FDA has been warned about five cases of acute non-viral hepatitis (leading to acute liver failure) in infants and young children that occurred in the Southern Nevada Health District in November 2020.
“All five patients were admitted to the hospital but have since recovered. It was reported that all the patients had consumed alkaline water from ‘Real Water’,” the FDA said.
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The patients come from four different households and it was reported that additional people in the households experienced less severe symptoms, including fever, vomiting, nausea, loss of appetite and fatigue.
The FDA reports that the consumption of “Real Water” alkaline water is the only common link identified between all these cases.
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They say symptoms can include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, clay or gray bowel movements, joint pain, yellow eyes and jaundice.
“Those who experience these symptoms should contact their doctor.”
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