take any children at the pool to the bathroom regularly and make sure they wash their hands thoroughly, keep a child from swimming if they’ve recently had diarrhea, and never change a baby’s ...

The most common RWI by far is diarrhea which affects thousands who accidentally swallow infected pool water. This was 10 times the rate of the decade before, Michael Beach, epidemiologist at the ...

We talked to experts about the most common illnesses people can pick up from the pool — and tips for avoiding them. The most common cause of swimming-related illness outbreaks is diarrhea.