What are you allergic too..? symptoms?

What are the symptoms of being allergic to chlorine?

• I read someones question about how their child gets stomach aches and sometimes vomits, and thinks it can be from pool water. But the "Best Answer" stated that the kid may be allergic to chlorine. I stumbled upon this post because I was searching for answers to my own child's odd vomiting. So I have a 5 year old and the same thing is going on. He is fine during the day and in the middle of the night he gets up with a stomach ache and immediately throws up. So i want to know could it be that he really is allergic to chlorine and if so what are all the symptoms.Because we swim for up to 3 hours a day and maybe he is swalling alot of water. Help please!

• Answer:

  There are so many symptoms. Depending on the severity of the allergy many may not apply. Also, if anything else is going on you may want to take your child to a doctor. However here is a list of chlorine allergic reaction symptoms: Respiratory Problems: Exposure to chlorine affects the respiratory system of an individual. These people generally suffer from chlorine allergy symptoms mimicking asthma, like wheezing, coughing, sneezing, shortness of breath, a feeling of tightness in the chest, and in some extreme cases maybe get a feeling of suffocation. Watery Eyes: Eyes being very sensitive, get affected or irritated very quickly when exposed to irritants, making this one of the most common chlorine allergy symptoms. When an individual comes in contact with chlorinated water, or the gas variant of chlorine, the eyes get irritated, and start developing swelling, pain, redness, burning and itching. Some people also experience falling of their eye lashes, which is accompanied by constant watering of the eyes. Skin Dryness: Unusual dryness of the skin is perhaps the first exhibited symptom of chlorine allergy. Dry skin will be felt immediately after a person comes in contact with chlorinated water or household products that include it. The infected area feels tight, itchy and goes red, and in some cases may even begin to peel. Nausea: An exposed person may feel nauseated and/or vomit, if the quantity of the chlorine one is exposed to is high. Sometimes swallowing or directly breathing in chlorine gases or fumes make a person feel dizzy and also delusional for a short period of time. Itching: Besides experiencing skin dryness, some may also develop rashes or lesions with or without water in them. This results in itching of the lesion. For most, it develops within an hour of chlorine contact. Generally, the localized rash will disappear within a couple of hours, but if the volume of contact is large, or a continuous one, then the rash can begin to get itchy and the skin may start to peel. Read more on: If this is helpful you can find much more information about ways to deal with it and more about the causes. http://www.adicma.com/chlorine-allergy-symptoms/