Urine, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes in Pools (2015)

Re:Urine, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes in Pools (2015) by snowwrestler on Friday July 20, 2018 @09:49AM (#17574946)

Pool swimming is one of the least likely triggers for exercise-induced asthma. The air above the surface of a pool tends to be warm with very high humidity, which is the ideal air for an asthmatic.

If a person gets that feeling after any exercise, yes, it's not a bad idea to get checked for asthma. But if it only happens after swimming, I would think it much more likely that the issue is related to that pool.

Chlorine allergy is also a possibility, if the person experiences symptoms in pools that don't occur elsewhere.

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Re:Urine, Not Chlorine, Causes Red Eyes in Pools (2015) by nickjj on Friday July 20, 2018 @10:09AM (#17575096)

I remember it happening to me in some public pools but never in the ocean.

I've also done some high intensity training outside of water without the same lung issues. I'll get out of breath after running for a while, but the pool related issue is every time I breathe in deep to expand my lungs, it would feel very strange and hurt. It would last even an hour after leaving the pool area.

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