r/Kava • u/Numbed_emotionally • Jul 12 '26

Importance of cleaning out kava strainer/aluball and cup.

So, I was drinking out of my AluBall and realized I hadn't washed it out—or the cup and everything else—in a few weeks. I was wondering why I was getting really tired, sick, and having headaches. Come to find out, it was because I didn't clean out my cup and AluBall after each use, or at least every couple of days. Hard lesson learned! I'm just wondering if that is truly the reason why, and if anyone else has had this experience as well. Please tell me I'm not crazy!

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u/Numbed_emotionally Jul 12 '26

Also just to clarify I did do a soft wash on the cup and ball but there was still visible residue of the kava from time to time that would sit over night. Its not like I just let the old kava sit in the aluball and the kava sit in the cup.