Lower stomach pain after swimming in pool?
is it normal to have lower stomach pain after being in a pool? I have had this for several days now. I noticed it shortly after getting out of the pool i felt bloated then started cramping. after an hour the bloat went away but im still cramping. and it seems to be right in the center of my lower abdomen. I had a hystrectomy many yrs ago and only have a partial left over still but thats it and have not been sexually active for over a yr and a half so i know it has nothing to do with that, what would cause this? chemicals in the pool being out of wack or what? is that a possibility?
Stomach Pains when skipping and swimming?
Well i was skipping before and i got some stomach pains on either side of my belly button, but slightly further down. I also do competitive swimming and when i once swam and got an incredibly bad pain on the left hand side of my stomach in a similar area to the pain i got before. The pain on the right hand side is in a similar place to my appendix (i am fairly certain its not appendicitis as the pain goes after skipping). Any ideas what it is and how to solve it?? Also the pain started coming around January a few days after i hurt my stomach swimming. Also i sometimes get the pain on my left hand side when doing swimming training at a moderate-high intensity (No where near as bad as when i first got it though).
Sometimes after swimming I get a stomach ache?
There is a possibility that you are taking in more water than you think you are. Drinking excess amounts of chlorinated water will not do wonders on the stomach. If you are new to the pool, realize that a swimming workout expends much more energy than many other types of exercise - and that you are using muscles you might not have previous experience working out on a regular basis.
Does swimming cause body ache?
For beginners, absolutely. For someone who has been swimming for a while, but not oober-competitively, it’s not likely. However if you’re an advanced competitive swimmer, it’s extremely common, especially a day or two after difficult workouts. I remember one year over Christmas break, we had my first 2-a-day practices (practice at 7 am, and 4:00 pm). We also had intense dryland after the morning practice. After the first two days of this, I was fine. I was a little bit more tired than usual, but pain-wise I was fine. I woke up Day 3 and everything hurt terribly. I could barely move my legs, but I knew I had to pull myself out of bed and get to practice anyways. Day 4 I took the morning practice off because my coach had told me the day prior that I needed some time to recoup as my practice that morning had been ratchet. One thing I can recommend if you’re experiencing stiffness, and soreness, is eating lean proteins, like chicken, and fish. Competitive swimmers frequently experience very painful shoulders. If over head movement of your arms hurts, I’d recommend seeing a physical therapist. They will probably give you exercises to do, as they have me, and your pain will likely go away within a week. You have to remember to do them though, otherwise you might not be able to swim again.
Why does my head hurt when i go to the bottom of a swimming pool?
You are experiencing what is known in the scuba and skin diving world as a squeeze. This could be ear squeeze or sinus squeeze. When we go to depth the weight of the water pushes on the air spaces in our bodies. These air spaces get smaller the deeper we go because air molecules are pushed closer together (compressed). Air spaces include the space behind the eardrum, stomach, intestines lungs and sinus cavities. A squeeze is when the pressure outside of an air space is greater than the pressure inside of that air space. Sinus squeeze usually occurs when congestion is present due to a cold or allergies. The pain is a sharp and is similar to a headache (pain is felt is the facial areas above, behind or below the eyes which are the areas in which our sinuses are located). Ear Squeeze is when the water pressure starts pushing in on our ear drums. The pain is felt usually in the area of the neck behind the earlobes. Scuba divers and skin divers overcome this type of squeeze by holding their nose and gently blowing through it. This gets air to go through the eustacian tubes that lead to the area in the ear being squeezed. This is called the Valsalva maneuver. The addition of the extra air straightens the eardrum back to its proper position by making the internal air space pressure equal to the external pressure being exerted on it. The second way to equalize the pressure on the inner ear is by wiggling your jaw back and forth and swallowing. This is called the Frenzel manuever and is sort of like chewing gum in airplanes to relieve pressure on take offs and landings. Scuba divers are taught to equalize their ears before pain in felt and have to do it every few fet they go down as the deeper they go the more water pressure is exerted. As long as the air spaces are equalized depth is not a factor. The other parts of your body will not be "crushed" because the body is mostly made up of liquid which is not compressed.
Why does my belly button hurt after swimming?
It is either an infection or a hernia. Infection - just pour some peroxide in your belly button 2-3 times a day for 3-5 days and that should resolve the infection. If the pain continues you need to see a Doctor to be checked for a hernia. GOOD LUCK!
What happens, if you drink water from a swimming pool?
Just had a conversation with my swim instructor about what to do when a drop of water goes down through your semi-closed sinuses…to prevent it from getting into your lungs, you swallow it—or, manage to spit it back out your mouth. I found it interesting to learn that Olympic swimmers sometimes splash themselves with the water and then sip a little, in order to get their stomach used to it and avoid a bad split second gut reaction should they swallow some during the race. Probiotics are recommended on a daily basis for all swimmers, as Chlorine kills off your good bacteria, no matter whether you’re absorbing it through the mouth, skin, etc. Chlorine can also lead to yeast infections since it kills off good bacteria down there too. On the other hand, in pools with lots of kids there tends to be more residual bacteria, fecal matter, etc. So community pools often suffer from both high amounts of bacteria and higher Chlorine levels to deal with it. I’ve had to switch to private salt water and ozone pools due to the negative effects of Chlorine, mentioned above, and the sinus issues I was getting from the kiddie germs (temporary solution to which was saline rinse). So to sum it up, the resistant bacteria, Chlorine, and other debris such as fecal matter in a pool is not good for you, but if you have good gut flora and general immune system health, you’ll be fine. And if you go to a salt water or ozone lap pool with mostly adults you’ll have even less to worry about.
Pregnant and got cramps after swimming?
Are you a regular swimmer? Exercise and pregnancy are tricky. If you were active in the pool before getting pregnant, and remained active, then the cramps would be something to see the doc about. But if you weren't, and this was just a summer splash, the first in a while, then any exertion on that pregnant body can cause some cramping. Chlorine is in your drinking water. No, it's usually not as high as in a pool, but unless you are gulping it down in huge amounts, I doubt there would be a problem. Next time you go to the pool, remember that even though you feel lighter in the water, you're still using just as much, if not more, energy. Maybe next time you should sit on the steps in the water.