Lately I am swimming at 2 different pools. I am a late blooming, 45yo, fitness swimmer. I am up to doing about 3800 yds per workout. I find that I often have a very runny nose and sneezing fits that can last the entire day. I will take benedryl but it only seems to help a bit. I have tried to pay attention and think that one of the pools may be causing much more of a problem than the other.
As an experiment I tried takign a single benedryl (sp?) about a half hour before swimming. THis seems to be helping. So am I alergic to the water?
Is this common and what other suggestions if any?
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I am experiencing the same symptoms after a long swim; but surprisingly the problem seems to be the worst after one of those "I don't think you guys are doing enough back stroke" workouts!
I have tried taking claritin the night before a morning swim and it does seem to lessen the reaction.
But then again, there are times when there is no reaction to the pool at all.
If anyone has other ideas let us know!
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Former Member
I am experiencing the same symptoms after a long swim; but surprisingly the problem seems to be the worst after one of those "I don't think you guys are doing enough back stroke" workouts!
I have tried taking claritin the night before a morning swim and it does seem to lessen the reaction.
But then again, there are times when there is no reaction to the pool at all.
If anyone has other ideas let us know!