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Is it okay to swim in a chlorinated swimming pool while having an open anal fistula?it is leaking pus, and is open to the outside.
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No, not OK: You definitely should stay out of public swimming pools until this problem is healed. Although chorination provides some prevention for others, it cannot protect against the large amount of contamination expected from this kind of wound. You must not put others at risk.
Answered 7/17/2017
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