Yes, that is how we knew my 3 year old grandson had diarrhea while in the pool...a piece of corn floated by. Gross! Who know how long we swam until we saw the corn. Scooped him out of pool first...swim diapers caught most of it, thank goodness. Then we scooped what we saw, waited to let water settle and scooped more. It wasn't much, but it was dispersed by the water. We ran the Dolphin pool cleaner on the sides and bottom of the pool. Added chlorine to shock level.
Passed OCLT, but we still added chlorine to shock level again this morning....just in case. Our pool is only used by 6 family members, and usually by only the two of us.
1. So, should I keep my grandson out of the pool today since he had diarrhea yesterday? I will have to tie him down!! He loves swimming and will probably have a meltdown. Or will it be okay for him to swim? He has not been "sick", but he has been visiting my house which means different food and different water, plus swimming twice a day so he has been absorbing pool water for several days. If he had diarrhea all day long for a couple of days, I would consider him as being sick, so I would keep him out of the pool. What is the verdict?
2. Another issue...We can't get him to stop letting pool water into his mouth. I don't know if he swallows it or not, but he likes to get the pool water in his mouth then usually coughs when a wave hits him. Could this he what caused his diarrhea?
He lives in a city, and we live on Lake Eufaula in the country. Our rural water company gets their water from Lake Eufaula then treats it. Lake Eufaula is a man-made reservoir with rivers flowing into it. We get lots of reddish brown dirt from the Oklahoma City area after a heavy rain so our lake is usually brownish, but turns reddish brown when the rivers flow heavily.
We keep a whole house 3 stage water filter on our sinks for drinking water. When I replace the first stage canister, it is always very dark brown with brown dirt-like sediment. The sediment gets on your hand and leaves dark reddish brown marks. When the rural water company does anything to the lines, they never notify home owners to tell us to flush the lines or throw ice cubes away. We never see brown water or brown ice cubes, but see the brown canister filter, so some sediment is in our water. Then grandson is drinking the pool water which does not go through the filter. I have to assume some pool water is getting swallowed.
3. Dolphin robotic pool cleaner- How should I clean it since I used it to clean up any remaining diarrhea? Will a couple of tablespoons of liquid chlorine diluted in water be good enough if I submerge the cleaner in a tub? I clean the removable filters, but I want to also clean the plastic and rubber "tank" treads. Too much chlorine would damage the rubber (what rubber was left after rats chewed on the rubber treads).
4. Swim diapers- Can anyone recommend a swim diaper that works? I think I will buy those old fashioned rubber pants that babies used to wear over cloth diapers. The elastic legs are tight, and my grandson kicks constantly in the pool. That's why swim diapers leak. Maybe the rubber pants on top of the swim diaper will work. The constant kicking in the pool also wears him out so he sleeps well. We are not giving up pool time because those naps are needed.
So any advice or suggestion would he appreciated. Just pick a number if you can help or can commiserate with me about babies/toddlers in pool. We check him frequently and go on potty breaks, but we can't really control his body. My husband has said that "all children should have a sealed system until they are seven." I will remind him of that when he is in his 90s and wearing depends!! Thanks.
Passed OCLT, but we still added chlorine to shock level again this morning....just in case. Our pool is only used by 6 family members, and usually by only the two of us.
1. So, should I keep my grandson out of the pool today since he had diarrhea yesterday? I will have to tie him down!! He loves swimming and will probably have a meltdown. Or will it be okay for him to swim? He has not been "sick", but he has been visiting my house which means different food and different water, plus swimming twice a day so he has been absorbing pool water for several days. If he had diarrhea all day long for a couple of days, I would consider him as being sick, so I would keep him out of the pool. What is the verdict?
2. Another issue...We can't get him to stop letting pool water into his mouth. I don't know if he swallows it or not, but he likes to get the pool water in his mouth then usually coughs when a wave hits him. Could this he what caused his diarrhea?
He lives in a city, and we live on Lake Eufaula in the country. Our rural water company gets their water from Lake Eufaula then treats it. Lake Eufaula is a man-made reservoir with rivers flowing into it. We get lots of reddish brown dirt from the Oklahoma City area after a heavy rain so our lake is usually brownish, but turns reddish brown when the rivers flow heavily.
We keep a whole house 3 stage water filter on our sinks for drinking water. When I replace the first stage canister, it is always very dark brown with brown dirt-like sediment. The sediment gets on your hand and leaves dark reddish brown marks. When the rural water company does anything to the lines, they never notify home owners to tell us to flush the lines or throw ice cubes away. We never see brown water or brown ice cubes, but see the brown canister filter, so some sediment is in our water. Then grandson is drinking the pool water which does not go through the filter. I have to assume some pool water is getting swallowed.
3. Dolphin robotic pool cleaner- How should I clean it since I used it to clean up any remaining diarrhea? Will a couple of tablespoons of liquid chlorine diluted in water be good enough if I submerge the cleaner in a tub? I clean the removable filters, but I want to also clean the plastic and rubber "tank" treads. Too much chlorine would damage the rubber (what rubber was left after rats chewed on the rubber treads).
4. Swim diapers- Can anyone recommend a swim diaper that works? I think I will buy those old fashioned rubber pants that babies used to wear over cloth diapers. The elastic legs are tight, and my grandson kicks constantly in the pool. That's why swim diapers leak. Maybe the rubber pants on top of the swim diaper will work. The constant kicking in the pool also wears him out so he sleeps well. We are not giving up pool time because those naps are needed.
So any advice or suggestion would he appreciated. Just pick a number if you can help or can commiserate with me about babies/toddlers in pool. We check him frequently and go on potty breaks, but we can't really control his body. My husband has said that "all children should have a sealed system until they are seven." I will remind him of that when he is in his 90s and wearing depends!! Thanks.
