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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It may be helpful to coat the inside of nostrils with Vaseline Petroleum Jelly before swimming to form a barrier against the chlorine compounds.
That's what I do, except I use shea butter instead of petroleum jelly. I used to get a runny nose during and after swimming, but not anymore. I find that this simple treatment also helps my mild hayfever.
It may be helpful to coat the inside of nostrils with Vaseline Petroleum Jelly before swimming to form a barrier against the chlorine compounds.
That's what I do, except I use shea butter instead of petroleum jelly. I used to get a runny nose during and after swimming, but not anymore. I find that this simple treatment also helps my mild hayfever.
