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 agree that it would be highly unusual to be allergic to a commonplace compound like chlorine, but "normal people" don't usually snort chlorinated water (good swimmers may not either, but as I'm not in that category, I can't comment ;)). Chlorine can be an irritant to delicate nasal tissue.
Since I got back into the water this fall, I've had recurring sinus infections. I'm sure my cranial physiology is a factor, but I think the chlorine is the proverbial straw for this proverbial camel.
Nose plugs, here I come.
I agree that it would be highly unusual to be allergic to a commonplace compound like chlorine, but "normal people" don't usually snort chlorinated water (good swimmers may not either, but as I'm not in that category, I can't comment ;)). Chlorine can be an irritant to delicate nasal tissue.
Since I got back into the water this fall, I've had recurring sinus infections. I'm sure my cranial physiology is a factor, but I think the chlorine is the proverbial straw for this proverbial camel.
Nose plugs, here I come.
