Lakefront water fountain quality

Has anyone else out there filled up their water bottle along the lakefront trail and later had a quiezzy stomach later? After I run out of Gatorade on longer rides I add a packet of the gatorade powder packets, mix with some fountain water, and even dilute it, but still get the quiezzy stomach. I thought it was perhaps the powder gatorade, but straight water does the same. Any thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Craig S. on June 19, 2012 at 8:02am

Nope.

Permalink Reply by jon on June 19, 2012 at 8:04am

i've only drank small amounts at any given time. never had issues

Permalink Reply by Melanie K on June 19, 2012 at 8:11am

I used to get nauseatingly sick every time I would drink from any park fountain so you are not alone.  Since I ride a lot, and sometimes need to refill my water bottle, I  bought one of those bottles with a built-in filter. I think it is a Brita, but there are other similar filter bottles on the market. I no longer feel ill from drinking it once it is filtered through. I am also sensitive to regular tap water so I have a faucet filter as well. I think it is just the city water itself- some people have more sensitive stomachs than others.   Also, I moved here from Michigan, so not a native Chicagoan. If someone is raised here and used to drinking the water, that person would probably not have any problems.  Just a theory,  as I really have no clue. 

Permalink Reply by spencewine on June 19, 2012 at 8:37am

Never have issues with it. Do you regularly clean your bottles?

Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on June 19, 2012 at 8:44am

I've never had an issue.

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 19, 2012 at 10:45am

Only on the South side -but that might have been the flashmobs beating me with sticks...

Permalink Reply by Brian Maslouski on June 19, 2012 at 12:54pm

Yeah, hot soapy water, rinse and air dry. They were talking up those water bottles last year at Tour De France that unscrew from both ends to clean....I don't get it...It's not that hard to clean in my opinion.

spencewine said:

Never have issues with it. Do you regularly clean your bottles?

Permalink Reply by Brian Maslouski on June 19, 2012 at 12:56pm

All the time...and also at work in LaGrange. I think it's probably just a sour stomach from hammering to hard, being slightly dehydrated and taking in to much Gatorade. Why I try to drink a bottle of gatorade, then a water, then another Gatorade....and I dillute Gatorade.

h' said:

Brian, do you drink regular unfiltered tapwater at home?

Permalink Reply by ilter on June 19, 2012 at 1:16pm

As a side note, I once heard or read someone say that they avoid Gatorade because it has Glycerol_ester_of_wood_rosin.  Wikipedia says it is a food additive, and it leaves the body through urine:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerol_ester_of_wood_rosin

Does anyone know more about  Glycerol_ester_of_wood_rosin, or any health related reasons to avoid Gatorade?

Permalink Reply by Lanterne Rouge on June 19, 2012 at 3:19pm

I avoid gatorade while riding because all the sugar makes me gassy. Draft me at your own peril.

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