Beware of Beach Sand

You might think digging around in the sand is fun this time of year, but a new report says sand can actually be a health hazard. People who “build castles and bury themselves in the sand at the beach are at greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea” than folks who just stroll along the beach.

I always thought the idea of burying yourself in the sand was kinda creepy. Now I know why! In addition to gastrointestinal diseases, people also had an increased chance of “upper respiratory illnesses, rashes, eye ailments, earache and infected cuts.” The point of all this being: you don’t know what’s in the sand!

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