Flu like symptoms after exercise

If pollen bothers your sinuses try a netty pot. Can be bought at pharmacy and you need to buy distilled water to us in the netty pot. It is shocking how much better you will be able to breath.

I have been struggling with this for many years and have tried so many different things. I came accross some answers, but it seems to be a skilled balancing exercise to get it right. I have an A blood type and harse exercise is not recommended for A's. Something in the blood is missing where O blood types have it present. Just go on google: "A blood types and exercise". Then I often drink anti-oxydens which assists with the allergies and the detox effect of exercise. I drink everyday some slow release magnesium which supports the immune against inflammation and muscle spasms that causes pain. Another natural support is: anti-biotics. This assists the stomach to rid of the toxins there. Then drinking water, but not too much. Too much results in loosing much needed electrolites.
I researched on the importance of correct breathing. 70% of all toxins the body disposes of is through correct breathing. Type google: "breathing". There is a university in Australia that train people in correct breathing. Very interesting stuff. I found resently that I have too little iron in my blood and iron's function is to carry oxygen through the blood. But before using this, make sure to do a blood test for too much iron is very bad for your organs. But same story when too little is in the blood.
I will try the anti-allergy medication. That is something I havent tried yet. Thanks for this topic. It is not good for living to not know. Best regards Christa

I had something similar Thursday or Friday, but I think that it was my own stupid fault. I was on the treadmill and had the fan directly on my face and I was breathing with my mouth open. My throat and chest started burning after for about 5 mins and I stopped. I kept coughing and gagging. This was in the morning, and for the entire day, I had the worst time talking. If I would inhale to the point that a lot of air would hit my throat, I would have to cough. I felt achy, like I had the flu and was just miserable, but felt better the next morning.

Ok everyone is guessing, please stop.

As always a few disclosures...did you get cleared by your doctor to work out? Are you an athlete? (I know you are not-but thats OK)
Did you drop any weights on yourself exercising? If you did and this persists see a Doc right away!

It is fine unless it is FLU season in your area.

Working out or I should say, ramping up your exercise program a little to soon (especially weights) can produce FLU like symptoms.

They should pass in 2-3 days gets a lot of rest, do not attend the gym - the idea here is rest, water and nutritional content.
See a dietician (a real one) and get your diet modified to meet your exercise program.

Oh and get your nose in some books! Don't ask people on here that don't even exercise or have many years doing it.

Chow.

Hi

I have had similar for years. Starts with sore throat and lethargy.

I dont have asthma or Exercise Induced Asthma (EIA), but just as a long-shot I used Ventolin before a workout.

I recently discovered Exercise Induced Bronchspasm (EIB). This is a 90% fit ++ for me. Only that my sore throat can go on to a full blown cold/flu type experience.

I have been told to eat better, take vitamins, try not over exerting etc: But Ventolin has cleared up the problem 100% when I use it.

Research EIB and see an immunologist and allergy specialist.

Almost certainly, the cause of your problem is low testosterone levels. A simple blood test can verify this. Maximizing exercise when your testosterone is low causes the symptoms you specified. The best and safest way to raise your testosterone levels to normal ranges is by applying a testosterone cream (the patches are generally awkward).. However, the downside could be enhancement of any cancerous growths in your body, e.g. prostate. Females also have testosterone and, although I'm not as sure, probably have similar symptoms if it is low and they maximize their exercise.

And, now, possibly the all-time strangest alternate prescription: Look at pornography without climaxing. This might sufficiently raise your testosterone level.

I have not exercised in years and just joined a gym. I got flu like symptoms two days later. This is July and there is a heat wave here. I have been taking ibuprofen every 4 hours for two days now. They do have these ginormous fans all over the gym on the ceilings. I have never experienced this before. If the fans are the problems, I will have to quit the gym. It hurts to touch my skin. Aches all over. So maybe is it a combo of overdoing it the first time and the fans blowing. I hope this is not the case: I would hate to have to quit because of the fans. (I have never seen such large fans before - and they are throughout the gym on the ceilings. Sore throat, chest hurts to touch, back hurts to touch. I am home in a comfortably air conditioned house of about 73 degrees. I have a sweat jacket on and my hood up. I'm going to bed !

I've always had this problem. I was eventually diagnosed with asthma. A shot of bronchial dilator helps BUT DON'T OVERDO IT...

You're gulping in allergens from heavy breathing. Over exercise may lower your immunity.

I thought I was doing so great that I really kicked up the intensity. As a result, I'm just getting over a severe bout of bronchitis. The "no pain no gain" philosophy is total BS. If you feel sick after exercise, something is wrong. Asthma and allergies are likely culprits.

Finally found other people this happens to. This started happening to me when I was in my 20s. I'm 46 now. I did a 30 minute cardio workout yesterday ( not too strenuous ) and light weights. So it wasn't an intense workout, but this morning, I feel like I have the flu. My body aches, I have a sore throat, my eyes are watery, and I'm craving sugary drinks. Very hard to get out of bed this morning. I have told doctors about it and they basically laughed at me. I have a cardiologist, told him about it and he said he didn't see a correlation. The strange thing, is that it doesn't happen every time I work out! I was going to work on legs today, but am too worn out. But, I will be feeling fine tomorrow. Also, I will be going to bed extra early tonight. I don't have asthma and I don't have chronic allergies either. It can happen if I workout inside, outside, in a gym, at home... it doesn't matter what season of the year either. In college, I met another person who had the same thing and he was on the football team and had been athletic his entire life. It disrupted his practices though. Hopefully someone will be able to provide a solid explanation as to why this happens one of these days.

As other people have intimated, it's a relief to find I'm not the only one! Other posts verbatim apply to me. I am NOT over eating, and I am NOT overtrain.ing. This latest bout occurred after an attempt to ease back by doing a v-e-r-y s-lo-w half hour of cycling. Next morning... as the old TV commercial used to say, "the ache all over feeling of a cold".

I'm on a controller medication for asthma (although I have never had classic asthma.) That should eliminte allergic reaction. I eat good food- lean protein veggies, fruit. AND I have 1 -2 servings of yogurt daily.

There's ot much advice anyone can give. I'll just again say it's a relief to find I'm not the only one or that I'm not some nutty hypochondriac.

I found this reference to a study on the web.:
Exercise Study Reveals Strange Immune Response to Exercise

Exercise Effects on Biomarkers in GWI, CFS and Healthy Controls. Barnes, Sol, Seng, Fletcher and Klimas

I was very athletic when I was younger. I am out of shape now at 46 and starting to get back into shape recently. I experienced this when I was playing sports outdoors and had always attributed it to a recent onset of allergies (being older now). I went and got tested and outdoor allergies were negative (not allergic). Most recently this same thing was happened when I just joined a gym and re-inforced that it wasn't allergies. I was researching this extensively and found something that ended up working for me. I started taking probiotics on a regular basis and my flu like symptoms diminished quickly and now I don't really have this problem anymore. Essentially, the research said that toxins in your digestive track get released (absorbed) during exercise weakening your immune system. I don't understand the science behind it, but I can tell you that it definitely has worked for me.