Wild swimming linked to higher risk of stomach bugs and skin rashes

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/27/wild-swimming-higher-risk-stomach-bugs-skin-rashes-uea

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Sims@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 1d

We need some 'nastyness' from nature unless we want to become sick otherwise.. 'clean' isn't always a good thing unless we have open wounds, or the contaminant is particularly aggressive. Our whole body has evolved in raw nature, so we need a balance where we avoid the most dangerous, and allow everything else - to some extent.

"However, they cautioned that the results were based on a single trial day at each site and that some participants reported swimming elsewhere during the study period."

So.. bullocks with standard 'the guardian' fear-mongering, sensationalism, and lacking journalism ?

cunnililgus@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 9h

In another news, water is wet.

scytale@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 1d

This is why I avoid dipping in freshwater. Way more nasty stuff in there compared to saltwater.