Don't skip the shower before swimming
Why skipping a shower before entering the swimming pool can be seriously bad for your health
Chlorinated environments can make people feel as if they are choking
It is caused by by-products formed when chlorine mixes with other substances
This is mostly down to people not showering when they enter the pool
These float above the surface as a gaseous solution that can be inhaled
The solution damages the lining of the airways, possibly causing lung disorders
By Lucy Elkins for Daily Mail
PUBLISHED: 01:11 BST, 11 April 2017
Retired nurse Sue Collins was just beginning the second length of her local pool when her morning swim suddenly became anything but a pleasure.
Two months ago Sue, 69, who has never suffered from asthma or any other breathing problem in the past, suddenly found herself gasping for breath.
‘I felt as if my throat and oesophagus were closing up,’ says the grandmother, who lives near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
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Skipping a shower before you get in the pool could be seriously bad for your health
‘I hauled myself out on the side and lay there clutching my chest, struggling to breathe. It was terrifying. I thought: “Am I going to have a heart attack? A stroke?”
‘I had felt a little breathless after finishing my swim a couple of weeks before — but this time it was far worse.’
After sitting quietly for a few minutes Sue’s breathing improved and she decided to, as she puts it, ‘not be a wimp’ and get back in.....
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