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by jaggederest 3091 days ago
> My digestive track always gets a little messed up when I visit my parents back home

FWIW, as you mention, if it's hard water this is most likely the culprit. Frequently hard water will have high sulfate levels and sulfate (as in saline laxatives) is not generally well absorbed by the human gut.