MamaLovesLipstick

To answer your questions, this is water from the City of Salem, Oregon. We are on city water, not a well. They symptoms present themselves within a few hours of drinking the water. Symptoms go away within 12-24 hours after ceasing tap water usage. The house was built in 1976. Prior to this date I have no idea what the land was used for. No fevers. No one else has complained in the immediate area. We do know that the homeowner's previous to our landlords lived in it from 1976 to 2007, and both died of cancer. Our landlords say they knew about the brown/rusty water, but it never caused them problems and they drank the water. Pwagen said, "Let the water stand still for about a day before they show up, so they can get a sample from the brown water." Ironically, on two different days (a few weeks apart) the water company did the tests, and each time they let the water run for 3 to 5 minutes prior to testing. I know that this is not the correct procedure, because I spoke with a private water lab. This is an actual video of our water. http://youtu.be/fkvwSfz5Re4 It does not look like this everyday. This water was what came out of the tap after replacing the water heater. Daily, it looks very similar only not as concentrated. Thanks for the replies.

First, let me say this is my first time at this forum and didn't know where else to turn. Here's our problem in short. We are renting a home that is making us sick and it seems to be coming from the tap water. When we drank the water we'd get stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. So we switched to bottled water and all the symptoms went away. We repeated this process a few times of a period of weeks and months. When I say we, I am referring to our entire family. The water company did a so called "extensive water testing" at the request of us and our landlords. Tests were done from the kitchen sink and outside the house at the meter. All tests fell within EPA standards. The only noticeable difference between the house and at the meter; the "iron" level was high inside the house. The water is always a reddish brown color first thing in the morning. It turns clear after running for 4 to 5 minutes, but becomes discolored after sitting unused for about an hour. We even installed a two-stage filter under the kitchen sink. This did not help, we continued to get sick from the filtered tap water. My doctor also ran blood tests for potential toxicity, which also came back negative. Mind you, I had stopped drinking the water weeks prior and was told by the doctor to stop drinking it. When cooking, I'm also using the bottled water. However, there have been a few occasions when I forgot and used the tap water to rinse lettuce and steam rice. Each time, including last night, we get the same sick symptoms for less than 24 hours. I have a YouTube video of the water and a copy of the water lab report, but was uncertain if I could post them. Is the iron in the water making us sick? Could it be something else that is going undetected? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you - Mama