Chlorine

[Charlotte]

I went swimming not long ago and accidently swallowed some chlorine. My throat was sore for days. It then made me ultra aware of chlorine. How bad it must be for the skin etc. I've stopped going swimming because of this chemical. 

Am I being paranoid or is this something I really shouldn't expose myself to? I really would prefer to go swim in a lake but it's too cold here at the mo.

[Michael569]

Don't think you are being paranoid, could be that you are genuinely more sensitive to chlorine and its effects...I used to get very bloated when I ingest some swimming water by accident and noticed also that it massively worsened my allergic response. Was one of the reasons why I quite swimming a year ago even though it is a brilliant full body cardio training. 

1. They even did some studies around this and seems it depends even on what time of the day you take the swim. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25604467  couldnt find the full text. 

2. Treated water may worsen asthma of people who already suffer from it https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25158052

3. Same for allergies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30586974 

4. Chlorinated water causing damage to lining of respiratory tract in children https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.201210-1866LE .....possibly this could be what you got as well. 

It's not ideal. But if they didn't do it you would be swimming in a cesspool of bacteria, parasites, shit and piss  I think the drying has something to do with chlorine being acidic and pulling hydrogen out of your skin so you lose some fluid balance....

Anyways, the take home message would probably be try to find a similar activity which does not include chlorinated water since its giving you a lot of issues. There are also non-chlorinated pools which are treated with less harmful substances so perhaps look those up as well

Or just get a pair of gymnastic rings or TRX, hang them on a tree branch next time you walk your dog and do a quick 30 minute full-body workout on fresh air

 

 

 

 

[pluto]

I usually go swimming at the beach or natural lakes but i went to a pool several months ago and i just couldn't stand the amount of chlorine in the atmosphere let alone the water. It was exhausting and dehydrating. Its fascinating how numb we used to be to all these toxic chemicals until we cleaned our life up. Its good to be aware and its good to be alive

[Charlotte]

@Michael569 Thanks for all the links Mr ?

58 minutes ago, Michael569 said:

parasites, shit and piss

??? Never seen you swear as you speak very intellectually so this made me giggle!! 

58 minutes ago, Michael569 said:

There are also non-chlorinated pools

Well I did not know this! So thank you indeedy.

Thanks for your input @pluto

11 minutes ago, pluto said:

I usually go swimming at the beach or natural lakes

Yeah I certainly don't have that luxury ? you lucky bugger! 

Yes in the air as well exactly. I feel as if I've just entered some sort of chamber ?

Certainly is buddy... Certainly is.

 

Cheers dudes! ❤️