Swallowed a load of filthy pond water

[Krhuangbin]

Will I die

Did one of those team building making a raft out of barrels etc, fell into the filthiest smelliest stagnant pond full of algae and swallowed a massive gulp of it accidentally.

That was yesterday and no issues today, but should I be concerned?

Wrung my clothes out after and the water was dark brown

[jfdi]

Any jobs you must do?

I'd get them completed in the next day or two.

[dudleybloke]

I have swallowed Tipton canal water on more than one occasion and I'm still here.

[GT03ROB]

Weils disease is never pleasant.... about 60000 die annually from it & in severe cases mortality rates are quite high.

Its loves dirty pond water

[simon_harris]

Imminent death for sure.

[TikTak]

Depends where you fall on the "I ate coal with my pie <------------> I'm allergic to breathing" scale.

I suspect you'll be fine, maybe a liquid bum at some point.

[bigandclever]

GT03ROB said:

Weils disease is never pleasant.... about 60000 die annually from it & in severe cases mortality rates are quite high.

Its loves dirty pond water

Though there have only been half a dozen deaths in the UK from it in the last 30 years. Putting your trousers on has been deadlier. OP's probably going to be fine.

[av185]

Worse things happen.

Unfortunately I drank a whole pint of southern beer once.

And lived.

[GT03ROB]

bigandclever said:

GT03ROB said:

Weils disease is never pleasant.... about 60000 die annually from it & in severe cases mortality rates are quite high.

Its loves dirty pond water

Though there have only been half a dozen deaths in the UK from it in the last 30 years. Putting your trousers on has been deadlier. OP's probably going to be fine.

Reassurance will do the OP no good when he drops dead......

Those numbers were globally!

[thepeoplespal]

My suggestion is drinking a lot of flat Full Fat Coca Cola, that is what we used to drink to avoid getting "Trent River Belly" after a day of swallowing water while kayaking swimming at Holme Pierre Point.

[u-boat]

I swim in all kinds of lakes and ponds plus the sea, worst I’ve had is the sts. You normally get it the next day after swimming swallowing the water.

[bigandclever]

GT03ROB said:

bigandclever said:

GT03ROB said:

Weils disease is never pleasant.... about 60000 die annually from it & in severe cases mortality rates are quite high.

Its loves dirty pond water

Though there have only been half a dozen deaths in the UK from it in the last 30 years. Putting your trousers on has been deadlier. OP's probably going to be fine.

Reassurance will do the OP no good when he drops dead......

Those numbers were globally!

Well, yeah, that's my point He might get the sts from drinking a pint of Cryptosporidia, he's not dropping down dead.

[Krhuangbin]

Will report back on either death or sts

[bigpriest]

Don't worry, whatever burrowed into your skin when you fell in won't hatch for a few months yet.

[Glassman]

The name is James...

[rallye101]

Can you make sure any tadpoles seen in the loo get returned safely to the pond...

[Big E 118]

thepeoplespal said:

My suggestion is drinking a lot of flat Full Fat Coca Cola, that is what we used to drink to avoid getting "Trent River Belly" after a day of swallowing water while kayaking swimming at Holme Pierre Point.

As above, my ex used to do triathalons and when she did the London one and swam in the Docklands/Thames water she was advised to drink Coca Cola when they had finished the race as the water was pretty filthy and that would help kill of any bugs.

You've seen what it does to a 2p right?

[Krhuangbin]

I had about 8 pints of beer straight after. Does that count, or shall I obtain an emergency coke from the nearest possible shop immediately

Also unsure whether I am hungover or early stages of Pondscumitus

[GilletteFan]

Depends how much filthy pond water you drank growing up? A steel gut will see you through this.

[u-boat]

Big E 118 said:

thepeoplespal said:

My suggestion is drinking a lot of flat Full Fat Coca Cola, that is what we used to drink to avoid getting "Trent River Belly" after a day of swallowing water while kayaking swimming at Holme Pierre Point.

As above, my ex used to do triathalons and when she did the London one and swam in the Docklands/Thames water she was advised to drink Coca Cola when they had finished the race as the water was pretty filthy and that would help kill of any bugs.

You've seen what it does to a 2p right?

This is unfortunately an urban myth. There’s no evidence it helps at all plus you’re drinking full fat coke.

Best thing to do is not swim after heavy rain as that’s when E. coli is highest and in the U.K. we either get surface runoff flowing into the water or worse get combined sewage overflow released into rivers and the sea from our sewage systems that can’t cope.