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Are there any Gastro issues with drinking straight, cloudy glacier water? I am not asking about filtering it or getting diseases. This would be water at its terminus or close to it that is full of silt and cloudy.
We have often taken water from the outflow from a snow bank, with zero effects.
Any cloudiness is likely to be either organic silt or ground granite dust. You get a lot of the latter in places like the Himalayas. Once again, these particles are unlikely to have any effect on the gut.
The big danger for gastro has always been a lack of hygiene. “Oh, it’s too cold to wash my hands …” Happens all the time with young males.
Cheers
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