Is it good to use hot tubs and steam rooms when you have Cystic Fibrosis?
I’m 15 and I joined a health club that has a hot tub, steam rooms and saunas and I have Cystic Fibrosis. Are these things good to use or not with my condition and for how long at a time?
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I’m not really sure but you’ll have to be careful in a public place if your immune system is down because people will be spreading minor infections that might be hard for people with CF to fight .
I would think that it might relax your system but i’m just guessing , you should ask your doctor just to be sure .
I hope this helps and good luck
Our doctor recommends that my daughter stays away from hot tubs, steam rooms etc. The bacteria there is the kind of bacteria that thrives in warm, wet environments (like the lungs) so, having CF, it is a good, easy way to get a lung infection. I think it would be best for you to stay away. You wouldn’t want to do anything you regret later, being sick is never fun!