I recently joined a club that has an indoor pool and the first time I used the pool, I woke up with a horrible cough that night. I didnt think it was the pool but I must have been coming down with something. A week later the cough was better and I went back to the pool, same thing later that night I was hacking my head off. I thought maybe I swam too soon after a chest cold. Now, the cough had been cleared up for 2 weeks and I went back, and it happened again, so now I know it's the pool.
What causes this and how can I prevent it since I am paid up for a year?
2006-06-16 14:41:23 · 2 answers · asked by impossble_dream 6 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Public pools and locker rooms are hot beds for germs. Plus the chlorine from the pool, while it supposedly disinfects the water, nevertheless can be a source of distress, especially if the chlorine levels are not carefully monitored. Chlorine is a dangerous element, a toxic poison on its own, and when it is overdone, it can be toxic to the body. Even taking a shower, one is breathing in the chlorine gas as it steams into the air. I would stop going to that pool; your body is trying to tell you something. Use echinacea and goldenseal to overcome any infection you might have, as well as monolaurin (lauric acid), if you can get your hands on it.
2006-06-16 14:55:41 · answer #1 · answered by sarsoun 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This happens because you are ingesting lots of urine and feces, just try not to drink much of the water.
2006-06-16 15:20:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋