Athletes or just being active!

[happyballerina]

Hi :sign0144:

Well, I am still undiagnosed, colonoscopy on Monday May 2 and hoping to just find out what this is already...

I was wondering if you guys are still active or participate in sports after having been diagnosed and getting ill?

I am a pre-professional ballet dancer and I refuse to let this stop me from dancing, but I do notice that exercise seems to aggravate my pain. When I go for walks it really hurts, and in ballet it has been bothering me too.

Are you still able to play sports/be active?
:sheep:

 

[sparkles]

i've never really been active, but my one regret was giving up ballet! and my doctors always tell me to take up a sport like other crohns patients. so, usually it's fine to carry on with a sport..... buuuut.... it sounds like being active hurts you? :/ maybe you should try stopping for a while and see if it gets better?
gluck

 

[kb1]

even when in remission i still have bother with exercising.. causes me to have severe cramps and i get waves of nausea and have blurred vision. Which totally put me of almost all exercise (especially running where i find it worst).
However i find horse riding doesnt bother me at all (except when i have a flare and i feel too weak to ride, no energy and all the rest i spose its the same for all sports as it is with even walking about the house ). I have my own horse and would ride almost every day which helped me lose weight (few years ago) after i gained alot of weight while on pred and being in a club has helped my social life so im very glad im able to do it

Hope your colonoscopy went well and whenever you have the symptoms under control again dont give up ballet if you're so passionate about it. Im so glad i have horses in my life gives me something positive to focus on.

 

[Zootini]

Hey, docs do always say try to participate in light exercise so i wouldnt adivse you to give it up if its something your passionate about! Although it depends how ill you are obviously if you dont feel up to it you shouldnt push yourself! Maybe try to take 5 minute breaks every 15 mins or so & see if that helps x

 

[Dogluv]

Hi! I also do ballet (pointe) and I have been able to be at most of my classes with the exception of a week I was in the hospital for colonoscopy complications about a month ago. It was hard going back to class because no one there knows about my crohns so they didn't understand why I had missed classes and was so tired and sore. In a week I'm starting an elemental diet (I did a dose of remicade but the side effects were to bad) so I don't know if I will have to miss classes (I sure hope not!!!)

 

[LuckySeven]

Hey! The weekend after I was diagnosed, I went alpine skiing. I find that doing physical activity takes my mind off everything and makes the pain disappear for a while. I still do extreme sports like downhill mountain biking, skiing, paintball, as well as running, cycling and occasionally team sports. Some weeks I couldn't do sports because I was in the hospital, but as soon as I'd get out it was the first thing on my mind. It's my drug, my way of meditating.

 

[Mr. Blue]

Let me preface this with a disclaimer: I'm not rich, nor am I white collar. That said, my two favorite sports are fencing and sailing competitively, though I also pole vault and stride cross country during the winters. I'm a recent case (having been diagnosed within the week) but already I've returned to fencing.

I was very concerned, of course. There's no bathroom on most of the boats I race on, and the one exception is shared by all 12 crew members, not the ideal situation. Similarly, a fencer wears roughly five layers or so, making urgency a serious problem. I've found that a slow reclamation of past activity to be very comforting. My first day back to fencing, I didn't engage anyone in a standard bout; instead, we used plastic training foils. I think I'll be well enough to fence normally again soon, provided I get a reinforced plastron for my tender tummy.

My point is that my physical activity has not been halted. Trepidation may be the biggest obstacle for you, and yet, if whatever it turns out to be does infringe on your activity, I'm certain you'll be able to find a sport for you, be it a lower-energy role on a team to martial arts (yay fencing!).

 

[LaurieBird]

I try my hardest to do all the sports I can through my school. My true love is Cheerleading, but I also do track and lacrosse. When I'm not flaring, I can basically do whatever I want when it comes to physical activities. But if I'm in a flare, exercise is a major no-go. Basically, running and incontinence are not a good mix. Neither is joint pain and lifting girls ten feet off the ground.

If sports are what you love, stick with them! You should just inform your coaches of your situation at the beginning of the season or when you get a diagnosis. They will understand and then you won't have to totally blindside them if you get sick later on in the season.

 

[LaurieBird]

I try my hardest to do all the sports I can through my school. My true love is Cheerleading, but I also do track and lacrosse. When I'm not flaring, I can basically do whatever I want when it comes to physical activities. But if I'm in a flare, exercise is a major no-go. Basically, running and incontinence are not a good mix. Neither is joint pain and lifting girls ten feet off the ground.

If sports are what you love, stick with them! You should just inform your coaches of your situation at the beginning of the season or when you get a diagnosis. They will understand and then you won't have to totally blindside them if you get sick later on in the season.

 

[PixieGirl]

I love doing soccer but it is really hard to run and be agressive with a sore tummy.
None of my coaches new about my crohns so they think its an excuse when I say my tummy hurts.

 

[Spud]

Most definitely! I play amateur football in Australia and apart from having a years break (partly due to my surgery to remove part of my colon and partly due to being in my final year of High School and wanting to be able to study more) I have been playing constantly since my diagnosis.

One thing I would say is to make sure you plan your meals around your training times, to avoid having to use the bathroom too much during your sessions. You may also want to be aware that Crohn's patients can be suspect to joint issues, I know that after i injured my knee (slight tear in my meniscus) my knee has never been the same since and i still get occasional pain.

Dont let that deter you though, just be aware of it.

There is no reason why you should give away your passion because of this disease!

 

[PixieGirl]

Personally I think that exercise helps a little bit. It might hurt while you are exercising, but it seems to make your stomach not hurt so much later.
You might not have the same oppinion, but I think you should carry on with your sport.

 

[ev_read]

Just keep at it, whether it's a physical pain or mental thing like anxiety, you could still try. I ski, snowboard, mountain bike, and long board all the time during their different seasons, and it relaxes me and allows me to get out with my friends and have fun, just keep going.