only distilled/water without sodium doesn't upset my stomach. Any ideas why?

I've been coughing/vomiting up clear, thick, sticky mucus after almost everything I eat. I'm assuming it's food allergies since I also get hives.

Usually whenever I drink a mouthful or more of water, even twice filtered water, my stomach starts feeling a little sore and sure enough i start coughing up the clear, slimy, (most of the time salty) gunk.

But as an experiment i tried distilled, no sodium water bottled from WalMart.. and within the first few mouthfuls my experience was definitely DIFFERENT.

I waited for the usual nagging feeling in my stomach and lower throat.. never came. I started gulping the water. It never came. I tried just distilled water from Ralph's, but immediately I noticed that familiar feeling again.

I thought distilled water meant the sodium was extracted as well? Apparently not, because the taste is completely different than the distilled, sodium free version.

Any help out there? Am I alone with this?

Thank you.

[WendyT]

Ohmigod! I thought I was alone in this. I have tried filtered tap water and all types of bottled water and I start getting stomach distress and post-nasal drip! I haven't tried distilled water yet but after reading your post and looking at other websites, I am going to try it.  Have you received any responses on why this happens?? Wendy

[sickartist]

Ok so whenever I drink water I feel quite nauseous and then my lower throat, esophagus and stomach start hurting. I was thinking it was food allergies but it hurts mostly when I drink water (and eat some foods). Sometimes when I drink in the morning it feels like knives going down my throat. The water here is hard and goes through many lead pipes. Also my husband has noticed that I am always coughing up slime and have a very slimy white tongue (sorry to be graphic). I am going to try the no sodium distilled water. Thanks for posting. If anyone has more info please write. I am a bit desperate and the doctors here are no help at all.