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Now that summer is over (miss it already) in the northern Midwest, here is something that I was wondering about. Back in August, I gave my sister a break and took my niece and nephew to a hotel in a neighboring state that has a huge water park. Actually they have dozens of these water parks. I would be in the water with them to keep close watch on their safety. But after being in the water only an hour or so and enduring the sound of the splashing water I had to pee. So I would get them out of the water with the excuse that they could have a snack, get hydrated, put on sunblock, just have a bit of rest, etc., you get the point. No matter, they objected. I would take care of business and we would all go back to water fun. At least for another hour - (sigh!) So here are the questions. Please don't hate on me. I am being sincere in asking... In modern swimming pool maintenance, does the filtration and chemicals in the water take care of urine accidents that must surely happen with all of those children? Or is it a health concern? Once you get over the "gross-out" factor is urinating in a huge water park pool an option for someone with OAB?

 

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Chemicals sort this out 100%

 

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Urine trouble when the water parks here about this! Just kidding. I worked at a pool as a kid, and unless something has changed in the last two decades, pools operate under the assumption that everyone pees in the pool and use chemicals accordingly. Bowel issues are a different story, but I wouldnt worry about bladder control in a pool.

 

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It's actually the opposite. Pool chemicals are meant to kill microorganisms. When pool chlorine mixes with urine, it produces volatile toxic byproducts.

Cyanogen Chloride, and trichloromethane are especially problematic byproducts of uric acid and chlorine reacting. In fact, these compounds are primarily responsible for the typical pool chlorine odor, and the reason pool water burns your eyes. A clean pool, with just chlorine, has very little chemical odor.

It's also worth noting that sweat contains a fair bit of uric acid as well, so it's not like peeing in the pool is the only source.

Read this for more info:

http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2014/Q2/swimming-pool-urine-combines-with-chlorine-to-pose-health-risks.html