Yes, you can drink distilled water. You won’t spontaneously turn into a cartoon skeleton. But should you? Only if you enjoy drinking liquid nothing with a side of potential mineral theft.
Your body sweats out electrolytes like sodium and potassium. Regular water helps replace them; distilled water just washes through, whispering, “I brought nothing to the party.” Over time, drinking only distilled water could mess with your body’s mineral balance—like eating only white bread for a week.
That said, distilled water is a hero for appliances. Use it in your iron, CPAP machine, or car battery, and it won’t leave crusty mineral deposits. Your coffee maker will thank you by not turning into a limestone cave.
