diverticulitis

[Crankin]

It does seem like a bad joke that people who make a commitment to healthy living get these chronic diseases that are often associated with some type of lifestyle issue (over eating, lack of exercise). I had people tell me "How could you be sick, you're so healthy?"
The best advice I can give you is that since you have the discipline to train and race, you will have the discipline to keep your symptoms under control. I don't like the thought of having a chronic disease, either. It's a balancing act to find what works and what makes it worse. I don't want people to see me as "sick." So keep working at it.

[velogirl]

thanks for all the replies while I was away.

my doc put me on cipro to ease the inflammation and it seems to have helped. I'm still a little achey there but the fever and fatigue seem to have resolved.

my doc didn't give me the impression that this would be a chronic condition -- I sure hope it isn't.

Lorri

[tulip]

Cipro is strong stuff. I had to take it (drops) for a really bad ear infection last year. It sure works well, though.

Can you eat yogurt? Oral antibiotics tend to kill everything, including the good stuff, which can lead to yeast infections, and no one wants that. Yogurt, as you know, can help replace the good biotics that the antibiotics kill off.

I hope you get well soon.

[CyclaSutra]

PLEASE take some acidophilus or other probiotics (yogurt works, just not as potent) after such a hefty antibiotic. I think three rounds of antibiotics for a nasty lung infection last spring is what let candida proliferate in my gut. Which is a whole 'nother set o problems that maybe could have been avoided...
Feel better!

[Tokie]

Lorri, have you considered getting a second opinion or a referral to a gastroenterologist? Might be a good idea! I'm sorry you are sick... I think it's especially hard when you are so healthy and active, and you can really miss those endorphins! Carol