Could I of gotten sick from this?

[Anonymous]

I'm a pretty hygienic girl and I shower often, clean my house often, and wash my comforter, sheets, and pillow cases plenty...

I just realized that I don't think I've washed my mattress pad in over a year... I'm going to wash it tonight once I get the sheets out of the laundry but it really got me thinking.. even though my body doesn't touch it, could I of gotten something from it?

[LexBarringer]

Well, getting a disease or getting sick from the pad itself, no. From what may be present on or in it, as in bed bugs, if you have those where you are, then, yes. They can burrow and work their way through the pad, and sheets to bite you.

All else fails, do Google, "Bed Bug Infestation", not a pretty subject but worth a look.

[Hal2002]

you should wash the mattress pad at least once a month.

I also vacuum and spray my mattress once a month, as well as flip the mattress every 3 months.

just because your body dose not touch the bed pad, your sweat passes on to the bed pad.

[Asker]

Yeah I'm gonna start washing it, and I will vaccuum the mattress too.

[JacquelineBuan]

Based on your cleanliness, nope. Plus the only bacteria that could possibly be living in it would have to be the bacteria that you introduce to it, and unless you've been playing around in the dumps or in a hospital/clinic, I'd say you're pretty much fine :)

[JacquelineBuan]

oh but @zoooot is right about building resistance to the bacteria. I don't mean to get dirty, not shower, then roll around under your sheets, just don't try rub yourself dry and rid yourself of your skin flora, they're good for you! :)

[Anonymous]

It is exactly in being so extremely hygenic that you are more prone to catch something. As opposed to building up some resistance, I mean.

I doubt you can catch anything from a mattrass, unless it has worms coming out of it or something lol

[Asker]

No and I'm the only person who sleeps on the bed... I know they hardly ever wash those things in hotels too, but so many different people are sleeping on them.

[Anonymous]

That is unlikely. All germophobes need to watch this:

https://youtu.be/-Y-yH_Qyipc

[SummerAccount2015]

You could have.

[Anonymous]

it's possible.