Hi. New to the forum, and new to Crohn's. I was diagnosed a little over a month ago, smack in the middle of my bicycle racing season. I've been track racing for five years, and was really an up and coming athlete. Last year I got a few national metals and was right on track to be even faster this year! That is, until the stomach aches, bloating, and cramping came along. I couldn't get enough calories in, and haven't been able to train correctly since June. I haven't given up yet, though. I have pretty mild symptoms but they're still enough to keep me off the bike most days. I'm on entocort and mesalamine. What I am really hoping for is that there is some other athlete out there who can help me figure out how to manage my guts enough to be able to train. I keep looking online, and there are plenty of articles about athletes with Crohn's who go on to do amazing thing. All the articles I've found are more inspirational than how-tos. I don't need to be inspired; that doesn't do me any good if I still don't know how to get from point A to point B. I have a biology degree, so I have some basic understanding of the human body. A and P didn't cover, unfortunately, why my ulcers would hurt when I do a hard effort on the bike.
Any thoughts? Feel free to e-mail if you have anything (and I mean ANYTHING) that could help!
Any thoughts? Feel free to e-mail if you have anything (and I mean ANYTHING) that could help!