Do Showers really blast us with germs?

They're always on about something. Apparently everything is harmful now.

Just last week I read that eating more than two slices of bread per day increases your risk of certain cancers. Hmmm well I'm sure everything can if you eat too much of it but two slices? Geez.

I take more showers than baths yet have maybe had one lung infection in my life. Meh. You can't do ANYTHING these days. I bet there is an article somewhere that tells you that bathing is harmful too.

There is always someone saying this. It's like people say, if you go barefoot in a public shower-room you'll get pimples on your feet. it's not true. I've showered many times, in public shower-rooms. Not all guys, use soap in the public shower-rooms. I've showered at least 2 or 3 dozen times in public shower-rooms, where other guys were showering a couple shower-heads away from me. Rearly I've seen another guy shower with soap. Most of them just rinse off.

To some extant, yes some germs may survive in the shower. but they will soon be killed, by someone showering with soap. People say you can get sick or get pimples from using public showers. Don't believe it. Public showers are always cleaner than bathtubs, in my honest opinion.

Just what we need, more paranoia caused by a half-assed informed media.

If your area water were contaminated to a point where it was a danger to your health, you would have been notified not to use it. There are bacteria everywhere. We just need to stay healthy so that our immune systems can fight them off.. when we come in contact with them.

The city in which you live will also test your water, for a fee. You could try that to put your mind at ease.

Yeah, I read the article yesterday, too.

Like someone else said, let your shower run a bit before you get in (which most people do, anyway), and change the showerhead now and then and anyone who does not have immune problems should be fine.

I dont plan to change what Im doing now. :o)

I see you saw the news! just let your water run for a while and then get in.And change your shower head every year. Also get a metal shower head, less bacteria will build up.