IBS and running

I have found short article by Lee Simmons about IBS and running on LiveStrong website – Running & Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Running & Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a painful condition that affects the large intestine and can be especially pronounced among runners. Running places a certain amount of stress on the bowels and in some cases can reveal underlying symptoms caused by IBS. Fortunately, runners can use a number of preventative measures to keep IBS at bay while pounding the pavement on a regular basis.

The effect of IBS on the large intestine can produce a number of symptoms, including cramping, abdominal pain, constipation diarrhea, and bloating gas. IBS does not permanently impair the intestine like other diseases such as Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis. The condition is limited to its basic symptoms and does not lead to inflammation or changes in bowel tissue. Read more

April 24, 2016

Thank you…

Forgot that this post was in drafts, never published. So, please find that overdue post…

I would like to thank you for all your good wishes…

It is very hard not to be able to run as I would like to. After last year melt down I was already started recovery. Was starting 10 week of the running program to prepare me for running my best marathon in June. So, what has happened. Two marathons in Clonakilty and I felt small pain in my doing muscle. And that was just beginning of the story. 4 weeks out with injury. Great physio, good recovery. Was allowed to run one marathon during recovery. IBS kicked in doing run. Ohhh, bad luck. After that last session with physio and got the green light to start running. Was glad that it was over. Swimming and stationary bike is not the same. Hitting treadmill was like a blessing. 3 weeks without running, was really missing that. One run, 10 miles. Was happy. Worse came next day. 38 degrees fever. Almost one week in bed, flat. Just belly was growing (still is). Lost whole month of training. Not too bad but lost as well that to months of program training before that. Lost all fitness. So, I’m in the same place as I was on the beginning of December. Or maybe not, back then was little bit lighter and was able to run every day… Read more

March 26, 2016

What now?

Injury… Sessions with physio. No running at all. Just some stationary biking and swimming. But all that is not the same. I was walking little bit, not much cause muscle on the shin was still in pain… Read more

November 28, 2015January 2, 2016

What you are missing when you are sick…

It looks that end of the year will be time when IBS will be coming back. Crap… Last year I wasn’t able to spot the beginning of the RETURN and I have was still trying to race every weekend. Tried in Clonakilty, had to use toilet about every 7 km. Ended up walking with my Wife almost 20 km. When walking could avoid pit stops. Then was Clontarf where I had to DNF cause of time on the half way (couple pit stops) and had to bring my Mom and Wife to airport. Had to finish in 3:30 or under to manage that. And cause of IBS that wasn’t possible. And than was famous ‘Lock up the year marathon’ where I have spent over 20 minutes in bushes. It took me couple of weeks to put sickness back into remission. But if I would spot earlier symptoms, especially when I was running previous races or on the training sessions I could start intensive treatment earlier and probably stay out of races. Same thing this year. But now I’m little bit more aware of all simptoms. I know that remission is gone and sickness is back. Decided that I need now to stop running races. I will be training but need to be healthy again to seriously race again. For now training and medication. My last marathon run where I wanted to get 3:25 (that is ok time for me now when my body is so beaten up after whole year of running) suppose to be one in Ballina… Read more

January 10, 2015January 10, 2015

No there yet, but on the way…

Today was the first marathon after diagnosis that my IBS is back. Since visit to doctor and meds I felt much better. Mental effect or reality? I don’t know but it was working for the training sessions… So, today was ‘exam’. Felt good but still had to visit pit stop 25 km… Wasn’t happy with that but need to say that still was able to pull off 3:30 without much effort (that was good)… Read more

January 4, 2015January 5, 2015

IBS just feck off…

Meds taken… dose increased. That didn’t help. Decided that I will need visit to the doctor. Appointment was scheduled for Friday and I’m glad that I did it. Got additional meds (strange, same dose but looks to be working better)… Now, 7 days on the new meds and after that back to regulars but with higher dose… Read more

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