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Urinating in the pool is one of the major ways that residential water illnesses get spread in pools. The urine released into the pool can contain bacteria and interfere with the pH of the pool. No matter how young your family members are, make sure that you explain that there should not be any peeing in the pool. Use an age appropriate explanation about why urinating in the pool not to be done. This can be harder to explain to younger children, but try to make it clear. In order to help prevent urinating or pooping in the pool, take a break from the pool once an hour. This will give you time to check and change the diapers on younger children and make your older children to go to the bathroom. Make sure you change your children's diapers away from the pool. You don't want to accidentally contaminate the water with germs. Water is the main way that you can get residential water illnesses. To avoid getting sick, make sure you do not swallow any pool water when you are playing in the pool. It is important to be well hydrated before getting into the pool to avoid swallowing pool water by accident. This can expose you to the bacteria and other germs in the water.  Make sure you tell your children to avoid doing this as well. Explain to them that the water can make them sick. Also avoid opening your eyes underwater. The intense water exposure can cause eye infections from the bacteria or germs. When you take your family to the pool, make sure you each wear a pair of flips flops or sandals that are easy to put on and take off. Wear them at all times when you're walking around the pool to keep your feet away from any germs, viruses, or bacteria that might cause skin irritations. If you don't, it can cause athlete’s foot and warts.
Forbid urinating in the pool. Take pool breaks. Do not swallow the water. Wear flip flops or sandals to the pool.