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

[Guest guest]

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 improved

my health and my symptoms.

Mara