I have a question. I am allergic to water softeners, I cant shower in water that has them , I hive and burn and boil. Pure poison to me and no allergest has a test to confirm it. I work in the suburbs and drink the water softened water. For the past year I have had debilitating muscle pain, cramping, etc possibly due to ingesting this water. My Rheumatoid doc thinks I am dealing with a electolyte imballance. If I work to replennish my electrolytes does this water softener issue affect my electrolyes? And could that be a part of the problem?

There are 2 types of water softeners. Ones are salt-based softeners and the others are salt-free water softeners. And you choose a salt-free models, if you would not like to have more salt consumed.