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Kinda OT - Diverticulitis
Having just discovered yesterday that my current woes are due to this
obnoxious-sounding condition, I have to ask a) does anyone else out there have this, and b) if so, does it affect your biking. Or, more importantly, does your biking affect the condition. Replies by email would be fine, so as not to gross out the other denizens of this ng. Thanks, Steve |
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Kinda OT - Diverticulitis
Stephen Baker wrote:
You have a lot of courage to tell us of your intestinal complaints and use your name in the process. :-) Having just discovered yesterday that my current woes are due to this obnoxious-sounding condition, I have to ask Obnoxious-sounding? Try obnoxious. Little sacs in your intestines called diverticula are impacted with feces, man, and have become infected. That has to hurt! a) does anyone else out there have this, I don't, but my step-mother has for some time now. and b) if so, does it affect your biking. Or, more importantly, does your biking affect the condition. The old woman used to ride a mountain bike (she's developed all kinds of other maladies in her older age), leisurely of course, but it never stopped her from plodding around. That little bit of exercise, which is about all she ever got, probably helped more than it hurt. I never heard her complain about the bike aggravating her, ummm, condition. The only way I can see how it can affect your riding is that your doctor has probably placed you on a very high fiber diet which could make nature call while you're out on your bike. Oh yeah, you'll probably experience some bloating and gas (drastic gas) until your intestines adjust if you're not used to a high fiber diet. At least you don't pedal with your intestines, but everything's better when they work right. I'll give you the same advice a dirty old bartender told me when I was 12, "If it feels good, do it. If it hurts, don't." I'm sure that's as apropos for biking with diverticulitis as it was for whatever he was talking about. 0:-) Replies by email would be fine, so as not to gross out the other denizens of this ng. And ruin the opportunity of publicly discussing intestinal health? Not on your life! |
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Kinda OT - Diverticulitis
cyclist101 says:
You have a lot of courage to tell us of your intestinal complaints That's called "guts", dude.... ;-) and use your name in the process. :-) "Like the pine trees lining the winding road....." Try obnoxious. Ummmmmm - yeah.... Little sacs in your intestines called snip That has to hurt! Uh-huh! That little bit of exercise, which is about all she ever got, probably helped more than it hurt. I never heard her complain about the bike aggravating her, ummm, condition. i'm more worried about the "bouncing", shall we say, upsetting the diverticula to the point of bursting. But the "If it hurts, don't" thing should help there. Thanks for the reply. Steve |
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Kinda OT - Diverticulitis
"Stephen Baker" wrote in message ... Having just discovered yesterday that my current woes are due to this obnoxious-sounding condition, I have to ask a) does anyone else out there have this, and b) if so, does it affect your biking. Or, more importantly, does your biking affect the condition. Replies by email would be fine, so as not to gross out the other denizens of this ng. What meds are you on and what dietary changes have you made. Did the doc give you any advice about active sports. Mike |
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Kinda OT - Diverticulitis
Taywood says:
What meds are you on and what dietary changes have you made. Hefty antibiotics. dietary changes are waiting until I'm off the antibiotics, as they have theor own specific diet so my stomach survives them ;-( Did the doc give you any advice about active sports. Not yet. I asked about biking, but he didn't seem too worried. Mind you, he's a runner and swimmer, so what TF does he know ;-) I'm more interested in MTB-ers experiences at this point (since it will be a few days till I feel up to hitting the saddle again) which I can combine with "Doctor's Orders" to try to figure out if I should worry or not. The reason i ask is that there is history of the diverticulae bursting in the family, resulting in some very unpleasant cutting and sewing procedures. I don't want to tempt Providence any more than i have to, and would rather stop riding off road than risk being shuttled out with a split lower intestine. ;-) Steve |
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Kinda OT - Diverticulitis
Peter says:
I'm an internal medicine doc who is also an avid biker. Your condition should not affect your riding AT ALL. snip ....the main thing you have to do is increase your fiber intake to prevent constipation. Thanks, Peter. That is _exactly_ what I needed to know. Steve |
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