Hello all
A bit of a shitty topic (figured I'd get the puns out of the way early) which has started impacting on not just training and competition, but also every day life. I'll try to spare the majority of the details.
Rewind to AUG 2016 when I visited family in Canada. 1st week we spent at a fresh water lake basking in the sun, skiing, etc 2nd week saw my stomach take a steep nose dive in to oblivion - figured it was my father in laws terrible coffee. Nothing outrageous.. just... the mornings werent as regular as they usually are. No longer a 1 and done kinda situation.
I came back to AUS and things got worse, again, nothing terrible but enough that I was certainly too afraid to go for long runs. I adjusted my diet and things improved for a bit until it plateaued and started going downwards again. Got on probiotics... worse... increased fiber in diet.. worse...
Fast forward to now and the list of items below are what I have covered:
- low FODMAP diet (minimal improvement)
- lactose and gluten free for a month (minimal improvement)
- course of antibiotics in case I had Beaver Fever / travelers stomach (no noticeable change)
- colonoscopy/gastroscopsy (all deemed normal)
Dr now says that I may have adult onset IBS, possibly triggered by something I picked up in the lake and made worse by self treating... So this could be my lot in life and its all about managing the symptoms / finding out the triggers.
Well fk me. That sucks.
So Im curious if there are any readers out there who suffer similar issues of varying degrees, and what you did to minimize impact on yourself and training? I really would hate to give up on any activity that takes me away from a convenient toilet stop and sadly, shitting on the bike just doesnt seem like its an option...
A bit of a shitty topic (figured I'd get the puns out of the way early) which has started impacting on not just training and competition, but also every day life. I'll try to spare the majority of the details.
Rewind to AUG 2016 when I visited family in Canada. 1st week we spent at a fresh water lake basking in the sun, skiing, etc 2nd week saw my stomach take a steep nose dive in to oblivion - figured it was my father in laws terrible coffee. Nothing outrageous.. just... the mornings werent as regular as they usually are. No longer a 1 and done kinda situation.
I came back to AUS and things got worse, again, nothing terrible but enough that I was certainly too afraid to go for long runs. I adjusted my diet and things improved for a bit until it plateaued and started going downwards again. Got on probiotics... worse... increased fiber in diet.. worse...
Fast forward to now and the list of items below are what I have covered:
- low FODMAP diet (minimal improvement)
- lactose and gluten free for a month (minimal improvement)
- course of antibiotics in case I had Beaver Fever / travelers stomach (no noticeable change)
- colonoscopy/gastroscopsy (all deemed normal)
Dr now says that I may have adult onset IBS, possibly triggered by something I picked up in the lake and made worse by self treating... So this could be my lot in life and its all about managing the symptoms / finding out the triggers.
Well fk me. That sucks.
So Im curious if there are any readers out there who suffer similar issues of varying degrees, and what you did to minimize impact on yourself and training? I really would hate to give up on any activity that takes me away from a convenient toilet stop and sadly, shitting on the bike just doesnt seem like its an option...