City water can mess with our digestion. City water is chlorinated to remove pathogens and disinfect the water. Chlorine is a skin irritant (consider mounting a shower filter if you suffer from eczema or dry skin), pro-oxidant, and destroyer of friendly microflora and stomach acid. When our friendly microflora are wiped out, we can suffer from bloating and slower digestion, and when our stomach is not able to produce as much stomach acid and enzymes as it should, digestion can become downright uncomfortable. By: Jen Harris