swimming

Yes.   I had to give up my leisure club membership because it was just so painful afterwards.   I swam for about 6 years before I got LS and most weeks 6 days a week for at least 30 minutes every day.  I often wonder whether or not the chlorine had anything to do with LS starting.  After I swam, on several days a week, I would then go in the steam room or the sauna with my wet swimming costume on.

Hello there..I will tell you I also have LS but dont go near swimming pools

Yes I got a barrier cream emolient from my GP (often used by psoriasis sufferers).  It helped slightly but the burning pain was just too intense.  I found if I went on holiday and swam in sea water then I was totally fine.

I had to give up swimming in pools too, I was left with cystitis-like pain for hours afterwards. I also can't ride horses or bikes, or go hillwalking for long, all because of irritation. In fact, if anyone has any good ideas about a fun way to keep fit I'd love to hear them!

I am an avid swimmer especially in the summer in our local open air pool. I do get burning on some days when I get out..but I really dont want to give it up. What is the name of the barrier cream?

Hi kurze

I filter my drinking and shower water to remove chlorine. i swim in the sea.

I agree with the theory that LS is caused by chemicals and toxins.

Some private pools purify with ozone....so worth asking around. hope this helps....and yes what are the fun ways to exercise?

love marey x

Yes sadly I found my changed anatomy allows water to rush in where ideally it shouldn't and the chlorine and or the salt water causes stinging and redness, therafter The Itch and Pain!

In my previous home I was in charge of our swimming pool and kept the chemicals as low as possble - almost like drinking water - possible because only i and my husband used the pool regularly- It did mean a vigilent eye being kept on the water's condition but I didnt have any symptoms then

Marey thinks chemical could start the onset of LS - possibly - however the condition was identified in 1870-90's when our diets were much plainer, and the pollution was more airbourne.

I think any skin sensitivity will be exacerbated by chemicals in our clothing, water, soaps and perhaps foodstuffs, but until a trial is undertaken i will reserve judgement relating to the cause. LS could be a genetic disposition to allergic responses, as with other auto immune conditions. Indeed viruses have also been considered to trigger the auto immune responses in various ways.

Yes!  My skin generally has never liked chlorine.  It is very irritating in that area.

 

The barrier cream I used was just Emolient ointment BP - you may be able to get from any chemist.  It is a bit gungy - you need a highly patterned swimming costume! but it did offer some protection to the area.

I wrote earlier and said I had a few months without a flare-up I use Dermovate , Oilatum to wash with and emollient. i felt that when I had a course of Trimetheprim that was what stopped it..now again after having a knee replacement operation cancelled because I have yet another urine infection..last week I started a new flare up and because of my infection put me on the antibiotics again...once again the irritation has gone.. You can take what you want from this but to me it points to this particular antibiotic has helped me enormously.