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Dg. urticaria vasculitis. i have allergy to metals, probably nickel. i am using water purified with carbon based silver ion enricher. can i really be allergic to silver ions in water, or their silver is not pure ?

Q: dg. urticaria vasculitis. i have allergy to metals, probably nickel. i am using water purified with carbon based silver ion enricher. can i really be allergic to silver ions in water, or their silver is not pure ?

: Does Dg. stand for dog or what? I would use distilled water. Cleaner. You will need to look on bottom shelves of water area as they seem to hide it. .

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

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Does Dg. stand for dog or what? I would use distilled water. Cleaner. You will need to look on bottom shelves of water area as they seem to hide it. .

Answered 3/19/2022

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

Allergy can be to anything. Best is to see an allergist for specific diagnosis then you can eliminate that/those things. Good luck.

Answered 4/15/2022

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A member asked:

Dg. urticaria vasculitis. i have allergy to metals, probably nickel. i am using water purified with carbon based silver ion enricher. can i really be allergic to silver ions in water, or their silver is not pure ?

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