Published on 12, July, 2020
So I'm having a flare up of my Crohn's disease today. Had really bad stomach pain and diarrhea all night and all today (it's now 3pm).
Yesterday, I went to a friend's and was lucky enough to use their swimming pool. A real one off.
However, I noticed last time I went to the swimming baths I had a flare up of my IBD the day after.
Do I find swimming particularly stressful do you think? Does anyone else experience this bodily response to swimming?
It could be good related, but just seems so coincidental!
I'm so frustrated, I just want to get on with life but my body always reacts to things and makes me incapacitated
I'm so sorry you've had this.
I think it is something to do with chlorine, maybe you accidentally swallowed some? But when I've been to the swimming pool before this happens to me too.
I think it's why I stopped going in the end.
Like you I thought this can't be a coincidence every time.