Re: Re: Re: Exercise -- was I need DESSERT!!!!

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Well, that's good to know.  I was totally wrong on that.  One problem I had then was that every little thing I did (weak muscles I guess) caused me to have to run to the restroom.  I wouldn't have even tried walking far outside back then.  Of course, now I will walk up to the store because there is something about the endorphin kick even with taking a nice walk when possible.  Sometimes I just like to walk up to the store instead of drive--usually when I feel bad.  Before all of this, I used to walk a lot at the park and it's like walking on air afterward.  It's good that it's warming up and the time change now.

 

I can't find the emails on the exercise for the first six months.  I doubt I could have done very much.

 

Debbie 40 cd

 

From what my own doctors have told me over the past six years, plus my readings on health, mild exercise is best when you are in the early stages of healing and recovering from a chronic illness or are symptomatic.  Of course that means there can be a lot of individual variation.

 

The general consensus is that if your body is symptomatic, mild exercise such as walking is better than intensive sessions such as training for a marathon.  The energy levels just aren’t available, you could have had months of malnutrition due to illness, and you may end up delaying the healing process.  It makes sense to apply this general recommendation from the medical community to the first 6 months to a year on SCD.  Our bodies are adjusting to a slightly different diet, we are recovering from months, if not years, of chronic illness, our body’s energy requirements are being used up by healing.

 

But, as always, each of us needs to find our own path to healing.  All depends on what digestive disorder we’re dealing with, how long we’ve been symptomatic, what other health issues we’re dealing with besides digestive, the condition our body is in, etc.

 

I don’t think I’ve seen any discussion of exercise specifically in BTVC or on Elaine’s website.  But I’ve certainly come across this “mild exercise caution when you are symptomatic” recommendation from doctors and others in the medical community.

 

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

neurological & spinal deterioration 3+ years

 

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> Remember, starting an intense work-out program isn't recommended the first six months of starting SCD. I'm sure 'intense' would vary with where you start healthwise. Better to let healing take place.

Where are you getting this from, Debby?I know Carol F. used to say something like this, but I never heard anyone else say it. And i asked Marilyn about it. I think it really depends on whether you are up to it or not and

whether working out is part of your health regime or not.ly, I find working out very helpful and it always improvedmy health and my symptoms. Mara