post workout sickness

RE: post workout sickness

Former Member — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:42:53 GMT

Hard workouts with a lot of anaerobic swimming can really beat you up after the natural endorphins wear off. Make sure you get a good warmdown and replenish fluids.

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Former Member — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:59:07 GMT

Stop looking for zebras, when the culprit is probably a pony. Most likely your immune system is depressed, and as taruky said, it is merely coincidental that you have succumbed to illness so much recently. You probably had a relapse because you didn't give yourself time to recover completely. People don't develop chills and fever from pool water. Also, since you did not respond to the antibiotics, you most likley have a virus, no? Perhaps even influenza. True influenza takes a good 3-4 weeks to run its course. The shortness of breath thing may be a mild form of a laryngospasm rather than asthma (where you just can't get that good deep lung air?) - and you can help this by relaxing your breathing, and making sure you are exhaling all the CO2 - this is often helped by breathing every 3rd or 4th stroke for a while. Try and relax - this too shall pass. :blush: This would be my guess as well. Of course I hope this is the issue and not a chlorine intorlerance. Sometimes viruses can take a while to run it's course, and constantly wearing yourself down (swimming) may extend the life of the virus. However, I had a bout with Strep in November - no big deal took a round of antibiotics and assumed it was gone. Was feeling exhasted around the beginning of Feb - went back and still had strep. It took a higher dose of anitbiotics along with a strong steroid to knock it out. I hope you get it resolved and can get back into the swing of things.

RE: post workout sickness

Former Member — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:57:56 GMT

CRAYON - WOW - the EXACT same thing has been happening to me. I Just started swimming seriously again in Septmeber and it started getting bad in December. It happens everytime now and starts about 2-3 hours after I get out of the water. All the same symptoms. I even tried an inhaler last time and it did nothing. I'm now done with swimming until I can find out what's going on. Have you had any luck in this? I hope it's not chlorine toxicity, but I'm afraid that's my theory . . . Let's keep in touch in case one of us finds out the cause.

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jim thornton — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:13:16 GMT

If you can find a pool somewhere in your area that uses an irradiation system, you could rule out chlorine's effects by swimming a couple practices there. There was a thread somewhere on these forums about allergies, and the consensus was that swimming with nose plugs can be lifesavers. It seems like it would be too good to be true, but they really seem to eliminate post-practice cold-like symptoms in lots of people. Do you have the problem with any other form of exercise? More and more, I am inclined to adopt the HTFU Rx with regards to any somatic complaint. Tell yourself it's only a nuisance and soldier on. Eventually it will either go away, stay the same but not get any worse, or get unbelievably worse, making diagnosis by ER doctors and/or the medical examiner all that much easier. I swam 6000 yards the same day my retina was slowly detaching from its perch on the back of my left eyeball. Afterwards, the presence of a shadow in my visual field made even this armchair diagnostician reasonably confident that I knew what was wrong. I got it fixed and am back! My friend and swimming coach has been suffering from supraventricular tachycardia during practice much of the last three months. He is soldiering on even as the occasional wafting vapours of halitosis from the Reaper make us all wonder it this is advisable. Time will tell. Improvement. Stability to the new reality. Or much, much worse. Swimming, in my opinion, will not materially alter the course of, and therefore should not be a contraindication to, any of these fates!

RE: post workout sickness

Former Member — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:30:26 GMT

I take my heart rate after most main sets and if it goes above 200 I usually come down with a cold or other virus the next day or shortly after. Just listen to your body and try not to over do it.

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smontanaro — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:04:44 GMT

If you can find a pool somewhere in your area that uses an irradiation system, you could rule out chlorine's effects by swimming a couple practices there. The past couple years chlorine has been wreaking havoc with my nasal passages. Last week we were in Florida and I got to swim outside. I didn't wear the nose clip that I've been using indoors. I had no trouble at all with my sinuses. Definitely worth a try to see if you can find a pool with a different sort of filter system (bromine-based might help as well), or, if you're going to be somewhere that you can swim outside for a couple practices you might see if that helps. Skip

RE: post workout sickness

Former Member — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:25:08 GMT

My husband said he read an article about getting sick soon after starting an exercise program. I've experienced it and so has he. He said exercise physiologists are aware of this phenomenon but they are not certain as to the cause of it. Sorry no linkie to share. Just going off of his memory. :D

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Former Member — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:18:41 GMT

Not a bad idea. Especially if I've recently eaten or drank coffee. I wonder if it's all the air I swallow. When you swim and take rather fast and forceful inhalations, some of it goes into your stomach. That extra air makes regurgitation more likely. Maybe I should try to breath a little more relaxed. I would guess the pressure of the water on the abdomen as well as the horizontal position in the water has quite a bit to do with it.

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taruky — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 12:50:30 GMT

I wouldn't try too hard to find a link between swimming and your problem. You have a pretty small sample size to make a conclusion. I think you need to simplify this and look at what is most likely; you have had a couple viral illnesses back to back. It happens. God knows it has happened to me. The fact that you show no response to Albuterol makes it unlikely it is asthma. Have you tried other types of workouts to see if you get the same effect? Also, when you say "sick", are you talking about chills and fever every time you swim? Or just body aches? My biggest problem swimming is reflux, especially if I recently had coffee or a large meal. Yesterday I had barbecue chicken for lunch, waited 2 hours, went to the pool and suffered through severe heartburn for 2500 yards. I rarely do that, usually I swim first thing in the morning or after a light breakfast. Learned my lesson yesterday. Anyone else with this issue?

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Celestial — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 10:15:49 GMT

help! swimming is killing me.. started getting sick about 5 weeks ago after workout, labored breathing chills and flu like pain lasts 24 hours or so. my dr prescribed anti biotics and inhaler took 1 week off went back strong workout felt great, got even sicker next day better. now prednisone and 2 weeks off, feel great,go back, go easy 2000 yrds-sick again! Stop looking for zebras, when the culprit is probably a pony. Most likely your immune system is depressed, and as taruky said, it is merely coincidental that you have succumbed to illness so much recently. You probably had a relapse because you didn't give yourself time to recover completely. People don't develop chills and fever from pool water. Also, since you did not respond to the antibiotics, you most likley have a virus, no? Perhaps even influenza. True influenza takes a good 3-4 weeks to run its course. The shortness of breath thing may be a mild form of a laryngospasm rather than asthma (where you just can't get that good deep lung air?) - and you can help this by relaxing your breathing, and making sure you are exhaling all the CO2 - this is often helped by breathing every 3rd or 4th stroke for a while. Try and relax - this too shall pass. :blush:

RE: post workout sickness

taruky — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:52:02 GMT

I get the reflux thing sometimes. My coach said many of his swimmers carry antacids on their swim bags and pop one or two before practice. Not a bad idea. Especially if I've recently eaten or drank coffee. I wonder if it's all the air I swallow. When you swim and take rather fast and forceful inhalations, some of it goes into your stomach. That extra air makes regurgitation more likely. Maybe I should try to breath a little more relaxed.

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sydned — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:50:59 GMT

I get the reflux thing sometimes. My coach said many of his swimmers carry antacids on their swim bags and pop one or two before practice.

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philoswimmer — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:31:54 GMT

My biggest problem swimming is reflux, especially if I recently had coffee or a large meal. Yesterday I had barbecue chicken for lunch, waited 2 hours, went to the pool and suffered through severe heartburn for 2500 yards. I rarely do that, usually I swim first thing in the morning or after a light breakfast. Learned my lesson yesterday. Anyone else with this issue? I generally have to wait at least three hours after eating before I can swim, or else I feel nauseated.

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Former Member — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:22:57 GMT

I always feel sick to my stomach after a swim. I assume that I inadvertently drink, sip, swallow, choke on, or otherwise inhale some water during the workout, which is the cause of the feeling in my stomach. Maybe the water is not clean. Do you have this reaction at multiple pools or just the one you typically swim in?

RE: post workout sickness

Former Member — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:48:20 GMT

The first thing that comes to mind is that you are having a reaction to Chlorine. Sounds like. www.ehow.com/about_5032494_symptoms-chlorine-allergy.html

RE: post workout sickness

debaru — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:27:22 GMT

The first thing that comes to mind is that you are having a reaction to Chlorine.