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Surge in swimmers hospitalised from polluted UK waters
2025-05-01 10:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
A UK woman was forced to spend five days in hospital with severe gastroenteritis after swimming in the sea as hospitalisations from water-borne diseases increased by 60 per cent since 2010. East Lothian-based carer Shelley Sim had enjoyed a swim near her home east of Edinburgh to celebrate a friends birthday last year when she woke up with stomach pains and fatigue. After speaking to her GP, she was told to urgently attend hospital and underwent several weeks of appointments which led to a final diagnosis of cryptosporidium a disease contracted by swimming in contaminated water.Diseases such as dysentery and Weils disease have led to swimmers becoming critically unwell after swimming in open water, with hospitalisations increasing from 2,085 people in 2010-11 to 3,286 in 2022-23.Following her experience, Ms Sim said: Im no longer swimming every day, and Im more cautious about getting into the water. The sea is where I go for my mental health, to get away from stress of being a c...
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