You can bring a large list of beneficial health effects from swimming, and this will be the real truth. Moreover, swimming is aunique sport, because it promotes the development of all organs and systems of our body in the complex. There is even a joke about this: "Global warming is coming, and when all of us are flooded, swimmers will take over the world." But it would be unfair to keep silent about those diseases from the basin that are capable of harming health and demanding treatment. In this article, I want to talk as much as possible about possible dangers and tell them how to avoid them , so that swimming is fun and good.No wonder the ancient Greeks in full confidence said: "We can not fly, but swimming is the best after flying."
A pool is a little water in a crowd of people
In any pool, even if it is processed carefully and regularly, there is always a huge number of different microbes. They just adaptedto the disinfectants used. Constant warmth and moisture support their turbulent activities. It is impossible to completely defuse the pool from them, thanks to the treatments, we can simply reduce their availability to the sanitary standard. Therefore, before going to the pool, ask how often there do the water purification and how strictly check the availability of certificates . If you feel unwell or your child is unwell, refuse to visit, too much risk that the weakened body can not cope with the onset of a new infection.
Chlorka - athlete's breakfast
The most common disinfectant in swimming pools is chlorine. But now more and more often they use ozone purification. The excess of chlorine is seriously dangerous: in the water, the protective layer of our skin softens and lets bleach into its lower layers, and this can provoke not only irritation, but also allergies . No wonder among swimmers, this disease is considered professional.Precautions here are: do not swim, if you already feel near the pool a strong smell of chlorine (overdose!), Carefully wash off the chlorine water after bathing, use a hat to protect your hair and glasses to protect your eyes . The best option is to visit the pool with combined water purification: chlorine and ozone.
In the risk zone - women
Vulnerable place of women is the mucous membrane of the genital organs. If pathogenic microbes get on the mucous membrane, they instantly multiply and rush inside. Here it is necessary to strictly observe the rules of personal hygiene, and this should not be an empty formality. Women's health requires that immediately after swimming in the pool, the mucous of the genital organs was treated, for example, with miramistin . Before the pool, you also need to take a shower and be sure to wash off all makeup.Respecting the desire of the beautiful half and on the swimming track look like on the podium, we advise still not to do it.Cosmetics come into active reaction with chlorine , and as a result, the negative effect on the skin doubles. In addition, swimming for a long time with a head high above the water is harmful to the neck.
"Bouquet" of diseases from the pool and their prevention
The list of infections nesting in the warm water of the pool is impressive, here are the most typical: viral warts, foot mycosis,molluscum contagiosum , chlamydia, pustular infections, pediculosis, scabies. In order not to catch an infection, you need to know and observe the rules of hygiene before visiting the pool, during bathing and after, when you are at home.
Slippers for bathing should be on high soles and closed , and you need to remove them before entering the water. At home, they must be disinfected immediately with 40% acetic acid solution. The shower also needs to walk in shoes, it is here that the biggest risk is to pick up the fungus. Before visiting the pool it is good to cover the nails on your legs with varnish(special antifungal), and after showering, lubricate your feet with antifungal gel . The feet need to be wiped dry and take an antifungal ointment or treat them with a similar spray .
The towel should be individual and for each body part separate, therefore it is necessary to take a few with them. You will also need a towel as a litter, you can then wipe your legs, but not your face and your genitals! Towels are preferably usedterry , they better cope with moisture. At home these towels for the pool are washed and ironed on both sides.
The bathing cap should also be his own , to protect himself from pediculosis. Glasses for swimming will save from bleach and chlamydial conjunctivitis. If you feel a burning sensation in the eyes after bathing, then use prophylacticophthalmoferon . But if the discomfort after the instillation of the drug does not disappear, go to the ophthalmologist: in case this is chlamydial conjunctivitis, it is important to start treating it at an early stage, then it quickly passes.
"Swimmer's syndrome"
It concerns mostly children. It is an inflammation of the external ear canal, unlike otitis, when the middle canal suffers . The reason is due to a long stay in the pool or river. A long stay in dampness disturbs the acid balance of the ear canal, and this leads to the introduction of fungi and microbes into it. If your children are susceptible to such a disease, you need to buy earplugs for the purpose of prevention, and after washing in the shower, dry your ears with a warm jet of hair dryer.
Business, but feminine
If the purpose of visiting the pool is to get health benefits, then twice a week for 40 minutes with a preliminary small warm-up will do their thing. Of course, the account does not go on talking about exciting topics with neighbors along the path, but refers to swimming with full impact: a breaststroke, a crawl on the back or a crawl on the stomach . And then, quite possibly, they will say about you with envy: business, but feminine!
