Guidance: Eating and Swimming

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There is some evidence that eating before swimming increases the risk of vomiting, particularly in infants. However, no evidence supports eating before swimming as a cause of drowning. The ILS has published a comprehensive literature review of this issue which you can access below. 

References

ILS. 2014. MPS18 Eating before swimming. Available at https://medical.ilsf.org/eating-before-swimming/ accessed 6 June 2023. 

HSE. 2018. Health and safety in swimming pools. HSG179, 4th edition. Paragraph 107. 

Citation: WIRH. 2023. Eating and swimming. Available at https://www.thewirh.com/blog/eating-swimming accessed 6 June 2023.