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What Can Cause Bleeding From Nipples After Coming Out Of The Swimming Pool?

My two boys, age 12 and 11 just got out of the pool and there was blood coming from their nipples. They both wear shirts in the pool so I am thinking they are chafed and irritated. Or could it be the acid shock or chlorine shock that was put in the pool 1 hr prior to swimming?
Tue, 5 Dec 2017
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Thank you for the query.

Nipples discharge is usually benign and I am not sure if this is related to swimming pool in your case. It may be sign of certain hormonal or infectious issues.
When you often palpate nipples, it stimulates hormones and can indicate breast discharge. Moreover when you often check your nipples, it may cause some inflammation and give soreness in it. To ease your mind and to make sure no cancer, cyst or abscess in the sore breast is present, please have an ultrasound of this breast done.
If you have fever, an inflammation can be the reason. If you have constipation, tiredness,hypothyroidism should be considered and TSH checked.
If the discharge will be still present, you should have prolactine level checked which is common cause of this.

Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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What Can Cause Bleeding From Nipples After Coming Out Of The Swimming Pool?

Thank you for the query. Nipples discharge is usually benign and I am not sure if this is related to swimming pool in your case. It may be sign of certain hormonal or infectious issues. When you often palpate nipples, it stimulates hormones and can indicate breast discharge. Moreover when you often check your nipples, it may cause some inflammation and give soreness in it. To ease your mind and to make sure no cancer, cyst or abscess in the sore breast is present, please have an ultrasound of this breast done. If you have fever, an inflammation can be the reason. If you have constipation, tiredness,hypothyroidism should be considered and TSH checked. If the discharge will be still present, you should have prolactine level checked which is common cause of this. Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions. Regards.