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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Originally posted by Guvnah
I take clarinex for chronic allergies. (I have no doubts that chlorine contributes to that.) When I miss a day of clarinex, I get horrible congestion and nose-running after swimming. With clarinex, it is very adequately controlled.
You want to see horrible allergies? Take me off my Advair, Flonase, Zyrtec and Singulair. That's a friggin' mess right there! I got allergy tested over the summer and wasn't allowed any allergy meds for 3 days before my appt. I needed 2 nebulizer treatments before they could even do the scratch test.
Allergies are miserable. I also get the runny nose when I swim, but I haven't figured out why. Maybe because I take my meds and swim within an hour of each other.
Originally posted by Guvnah
I take clarinex for chronic allergies. (I have no doubts that chlorine contributes to that.) When I miss a day of clarinex, I get horrible congestion and nose-running after swimming. With clarinex, it is very adequately controlled.
You want to see horrible allergies? Take me off my Advair, Flonase, Zyrtec and Singulair. That's a friggin' mess right there! I got allergy tested over the summer and wasn't allowed any allergy meds for 3 days before my appt. I needed 2 nebulizer treatments before they could even do the scratch test.
Allergies are miserable. I also get the runny nose when I swim, but I haven't figured out why. Maybe because I take my meds and swim within an hour of each other.
