Chlorine and teeth?

[naiad]

I have greatly cut down on pool use, and the chest trouble is getting better all the time. I am now certain that the problem was caused by swimming. I hope there is no permanent damage.

Still doing dry tables and getting back to some good static times. It's hard staying out of the pool!

 

[Mr. X]

I have greatly cut down on pool use, and the chest trouble is getting better all the time. I am now certain that the problem was caused by swimming. I hope there is no permanent damage.

Still doing dry tables and getting back to some good static times. It's hard staying out of the pool!

Hi Naiad, Glad to hear things are improving. This hot weather is giving some problems. Have you considered doing cardiovascular exercise to try and improve you condition? I'm thinking low intensity running/jogging, speed walking, XC-ski (machine), paced weight training, moderate speed cycling type of thing. I am just wondering if opening up & building your blood vessels might help. I wonder if apnea might not be good for it (perhaps you body wants more oxygen?); or coversely perhaps it helps (like butyko). A couple of the asthmatics I know are of quite fine build & have fine blood vessels (apparent beneath their skin). I have also heard that children are increasingly getting asthma and that children often grow out of it (perhaps because the blood vessels get bigger?). Just a thought/theory.

 

[naiad]

The hot weather hasn't had any bad effect on me, except that it's too hot and I'm stuck in London instead of where I really want to be, which is doing some proper diving! The cold water wouldn't be such a problem.

Apnea doesn't seem to have any good or bad effect. It certainly is good for blocked sinuses though.

I might try some moderate exercise if I can find anything that interests me. I have decided not to do any serious fitness training any more. Now I am worried about doing any kind of exercise in a polluted environment like the gym or pool.

Anyway, it doesn't seem to have much good effect on anything. My resting heart rate is always high. My diving ability is not greatly affected by fitness.

I guess I'm just upset about what has happened. The last year has been very stressful because of my illness. I saw several doctors and didn't get any helpful advice. They said that swimming would improve my condition, and were not happy that I refused to use medication. They insisted that it was asthma, but I read about asthma and it didn't seem to be the same as my problem. I have been on antibiotics for weeks at a time, to treat the infections which kept coming back.

Now it's all beginning to hit me, the stress of having been so scared and alone with this problem. It was definitely caused by swimming, and I am angry that I was never told by the doctor or by any notices in the pool. The information has been around for a while. The articles I found are not all new.

 

[Mr. X]

I have a friend that attends an open water swim every week for triathlon training. Somewhere near Windsor. I can find out more details if you can get there? I used to train & race in open water (L. Michigan, smaller lakes & sometimes rivers) ... & found it invigorating. Swimming in the sea is similarly invigorating. (By all means wear a wetsuit...might as well enjoy it!).

Our local hospital now has several asthma specialists. They are v. good. Never came across one in the USA. If they think you have asthma, it might be worth asking to see one, or perhaps an Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) specialist. It seems like once asthma is triggered, you will be stuck trying to manage it for years (perhaps the rest of your life). Have you been checked for allergies and deficiencies? (Although asthma/infections can also make you much more sensitive to many irritants).

Is it possible you are overtraining? (I used to do this...fit but constantly sore & tired).

 

[naiad]

I would be interested to know more about the open water swim. It might be hard to get there, but worth a try.

I don't think I have asthma. I am hoping that the problem will clear up completely if I stay out of the pool. Whatever it is, I am not willing to take any medication for it, so the doctor won't be able to do much.

I have been tested for allergies and deficiencies and I don't have any. All lung function tests are normal or above average.

I don't think I have been overtraining. Even the most leisurely swimming can cause serious chest trouble after a few days. It is the amount of time in the pool, and not the amount of hard training, that makes the difference.

 

[Mr. X]

Info. promised:

Scuba friend who is in the pool all the time reckoned maybe it did effect his teeth, hard to tell though.

Triathlete friend gave me some outside swimming info.:

1. Heron Lake,
M25 J13
Sat & Sun 6am-9am

2. Dachet near Windsor
owned by Liquid Leisure
Sat/Sun 6am-9am
& Tues 6am-9am​

Apparently there are several other places around too.

 

[naiad]

Thanks for the info.

Both are too early for me, but I might try and find out if there is somewhere later in the day.

 

[land shark]

lucia

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