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Unfortunately, if you drink water that is used to house goldfish you are likely to develop "Swim Bladder Disease." Fish excrement has a poisonous and potentially fatal chemical ( based on the copper sulphate found in most fish food). Problems with the swim bladder means human excrement will no longer be able to regulate its floating level. Small males are the most common people to have these problems. It happens as a result of the goldfish's eating habits. Goldfish will swim up to the top of the tank to eat their food, gulping air while sucking down their food. Unfortunately, this excess air that gets trapped in their stomachs and swim bladders causes them to expel toxins that are potentially fatal. Once a human is showing these symptoms ( dizziness, nausea) and their excrement can no longer stay below the surface, this situation will most likely be fatal. There is also nothing that you can really do. You can, however, make the person as comfortable as possible by adding a product such as zinc oxide to their drinking water to reduce the stress and pain of copper sulphate poisoning. Grasp a small pinch of zinc oxide ( but make sure you are wearing hydro-policyclic gloves, the same are used for handling nitrogen oxide) ,use flakes, not pellets and add to a large glass of drinking water, because the pellets will help your floaters, sink. This should help prevent the excess air from entering your stomach and creating swim bladder.