Hello All,
I am moving out of my apartment and moving into a rental that my brother owns. Of course, moving involves moving my furniture so I have been going down stairs lugging furniture on these last two hot days (mid 90s here in Lawrence Kansas, and very muggy). I'm pretty certain that this exertion is what caused me to have a watery stool/steat around noon today. Did a search here on the site and if I understand correctly the over-exertion can cause electrolytes to infuse into my gut.
There's probably a stress factor as well - moving and also dealing with my current apartment manager (long story).
So my question is, since I'm not getting out of moving furniture, is there ways to mitigate the effects of the exertion? Should I avoid eating anytime near when I'm loading/unloading furniture - that seems like a good assumption. Would working during the cooler times of the day help or does the exertion alone cause the problem.
Any insight and/or experiences on my current plight would be greatly appreciated.
John R.
Over-Exertion
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Re: Over-Exertion
I am one that stress, physical, mental, emotional is a trigger for my MC
for me, it is like the adrenalin (after the event) is part of the trigger
I plan and budget for these type of events. Increase the Vit D3, eat bland low ingredient meals for the week before and week after.
if doing a travelling event or if I know I will have a physical weekend I will plan for additional time off work to recover ie big weekend, take Monday off work as I know by body will need additional rest and there will be additional motions that day.
I have moved house 6 times since my MC diagnosis. I have to plan and pace myself so I dont cause major flare.
to avoid physical stress in the Aussie summer, I do tasks as early as possible (I will mow lawns at 8am on a Sunday) to not be doing tasks in hottest part of the day. Do stuff as early as possible in the day. Rest after lunch. do more work when it cools down after 5pm
hope this helps and good luck with the move.
for me, it is like the adrenalin (after the event) is part of the trigger
I plan and budget for these type of events. Increase the Vit D3, eat bland low ingredient meals for the week before and week after.
if doing a travelling event or if I know I will have a physical weekend I will plan for additional time off work to recover ie big weekend, take Monday off work as I know by body will need additional rest and there will be additional motions that day.
I have moved house 6 times since my MC diagnosis. I have to plan and pace myself so I dont cause major flare.
to avoid physical stress in the Aussie summer, I do tasks as early as possible (I will mow lawns at 8am on a Sunday) to not be doing tasks in hottest part of the day. Do stuff as early as possible in the day. Rest after lunch. do more work when it cools down after 5pm
hope this helps and good luck with the move.
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
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"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Re: Over-Exertion
Hello John,
Here's my two cents worth:
Both heat and overexertion can cause gastrointestinal symptoms that can include watery diarrhea. Roughly 90% of long distance runners and endurance athletes suffer from gastrointestinal symptoms. It's so common, that it's known as runner's diarrhea. And this is for individuals who don't have MC, so I'm pretty sure that virtually all of us who have MC are at an even higher risk of gastrointestinal symptoms if we overdo it. Watery diarrhea due to runner's exertion usually resolves in about 24 hours, but extreme cases may take twice as long. For MC patients, the outcome may depend on the patient's level of remission. In other words, it may depend upon whether someone is in long-term stable remission with a significant amount of healing under their belt, or their background inflammation level remains sufficiently elevated that their state of remission is someone fragile.
While not eating might help somewhat, in the long run, that will reduce the amount of energy that you have available, which will probably raise the risk of overdoing it. And eating is not the problem — the problem is the heat and exertion. When I'm doing physically taxing projects, especially in hot weather (as it is from Texas to Maine right now), I try to do most of it during the cooler parts of the day, and when I feel that I need to rest, I rest, even if it means resting every few minutes, because overdoing it in hot weather can easily lead to heatstroke. Brain fog, or gastrointestinal symptoms are warning signs that heatstroke is an ever present risk when we push our physical limits jn hot weather.
For what they're worth, those are my thoughts.
Tex
Here's my two cents worth:
Both heat and overexertion can cause gastrointestinal symptoms that can include watery diarrhea. Roughly 90% of long distance runners and endurance athletes suffer from gastrointestinal symptoms. It's so common, that it's known as runner's diarrhea. And this is for individuals who don't have MC, so I'm pretty sure that virtually all of us who have MC are at an even higher risk of gastrointestinal symptoms if we overdo it. Watery diarrhea due to runner's exertion usually resolves in about 24 hours, but extreme cases may take twice as long. For MC patients, the outcome may depend on the patient's level of remission. In other words, it may depend upon whether someone is in long-term stable remission with a significant amount of healing under their belt, or their background inflammation level remains sufficiently elevated that their state of remission is someone fragile.
While not eating might help somewhat, in the long run, that will reduce the amount of energy that you have available, which will probably raise the risk of overdoing it. And eating is not the problem — the problem is the heat and exertion. When I'm doing physically taxing projects, especially in hot weather (as it is from Texas to Maine right now), I try to do most of it during the cooler parts of the day, and when I feel that I need to rest, I rest, even if it means resting every few minutes, because overdoing it in hot weather can easily lead to heatstroke. Brain fog, or gastrointestinal symptoms are warning signs that heatstroke is an ever present risk when we push our physical limits jn hot weather.
For what they're worth, those are my thoughts.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Re: Over-Exertion
Thank you Gabes and Tex.
I am definitely in the fragile remission category.
I'm going to try and load up my pickup early in the morning, a couple of hours before I eat, and then try to unload at my brother's rental in the evening when it cools off somewhat - at least eliminate the heat factor. I have gotten quite a bit of my strength back - was weak as a kitten for many months during and after my MC was active.
John R.
I am definitely in the fragile remission category.
I'm going to try and load up my pickup early in the morning, a couple of hours before I eat, and then try to unload at my brother's rental in the evening when it cools off somewhat - at least eliminate the heat factor. I have gotten quite a bit of my strength back - was weak as a kitten for many months during and after my MC was active.
John R.