I swam regularly (3-4 x/week) for approximately 5 years and had laid off for the past 7 months. Thankfully I'm back in the pool again. I am relatively healthy and have missed almost no work. However, whenever I get out of the pool I have cold symptoms--congestion, running nose, sneezing, etc. I know I probably swallow my share of water, and I've learned to live with these nuisances, but are these symptoms common for others?
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You don't need to be a bad flipper to have sneezing/running noses. Some pools are worse than others, indoor pools are particularly bad. I only swim in outdoor pools now, and don't have a problem, while when I swam indoors at one particular pool, I did.
You don't need to be a bad flipper to have sneezing/running noses. Some pools are worse than others, indoor pools are particularly bad. I only swim in outdoor pools now, and don't have a problem, while when I swam indoors at one particular pool, I did.
