Flu like symptoms after exercise

Also if you don't shower right away after sweating and working out, your sweat can feel like it's freezing because you are most likely going into an environment where you weren't as hot as before (as you were working out before) and you can get really cold and get a runny nose and get the same effects as if you went outside in the snow for a while without being bundled up and catch a cold.

exercise induced asthma maybe??

I get a runny nose in the mornings due to hayfever. I have also been suffering with wheezing occasionally so I have been to the doctors and am awaiting some testing to be done. However my sister in law suggested i try a hayfever nasal spray to help with the allergies. I don't feel as bad or tired anymore so I hope that continues! So maybe you could try a nasal spray as well as a tablet?

Allegra works well for me and they have it over the counter now.

I would hope that you talked this over with your Doctor. ANYTIME you feel ill, on a REGULAR basis after working out you MUST consult with a Doctor. This could be a cardiac problem. Let them give you the answer. When you tell them "flu like symptoms after working out or feeling ill after working out" it will raise lots of red flags.

I had this once- after I ran my first marathon. I have no idea what it was, and it freaked me out. It hasn't happened since.

You could well be overtraining, which clasically leaves you vulnerable to colds etc, as well as fatigue. I'm a runner and it's a common hazard, especially when upping mileage during marathon or ultra training.

I also have this. I have been weight training and exercising quite often (3-5 times a week) and I've noticed that the next day, I'm not only a little sore in the muscles I worked, but I have that "achey body" feeling that is common with the flu. Sometimes my stomach feels a little queezy too. I have been researching this online, and I see that many others also have post-work out symptoms like this. It goes away with sleep, so I'm not too worried about it, but I'm glad to realize that the flu feeling is really connected to my working out. I thought something was wrong with my immune system.

I like the answer about the body trying to rid itself of toxins and perhaps its not doing it fast enough and the toxins are remaining in the blood stream...something like that. I am going to ask my trainer about it today!

I also get this, had it about 5/6 times over the last few months. My symptoms are hives, ulcers, mild head cold, ringing ears and excessive aches much like I get with flu. On other occasions I though I had simply caught something (knowing that your immune system is temporarily weakened with exercise) but this cant be the case all the time, I've had it doing exercise in my own home, outside and at the gym. I get it mostly with cardio, but it has been triggered by weights too. I have been to the doctors 4 times and been laughed out on every occasion. I have also read about the shed of toxins when you metabolise fat that gets dumped into your blood. Especially if you have an over active immune system, I think this makes sense. It has been suggested that I had immunology problems, but a year and 10 months after my referral to the clinic... I am still waiting for an appointment. Have you ever had problems with your immune system? have you had allergies/hives/ulcers?

I once went through a spate of getting in a very severe feverish state after a hot bath or sauna. My uncle is an alternative health specialist and suggested that the detoxification associated with such treatments did a similar thing, by dumping the toxins in your blood and your body responding as though you were ill. Have you ever had this?

I am still seeking a solution for this, as I appear to gain more weight comfort eating when I'm ill than I lose working out. I will let you if i find any resolution as its getting me seriously down

Interesting what you said about over exercising. But can 10min of cardio be considered over exercising? I always was a sedentary but last year, everytime I started working out, I got these flu like symptoms. The first time I worked out 30min everyday during 14 days, using the Biggest Loser Cardiomax. And as I had asmas and allergies when I was a kid, I rather stop the exercise and rest. Then when I was feeling better and got back to exercising, it came back with less than a week. So I rest and bought glutamina and once and again the flu symptoms came back with only 2 days of working out.

The idea of my body acting against myself drives me crazy, because I really miss exercising. Hope someone will figure it out soon!

I have an autoimmune disease, this happens to me a lot for like 12 hours after my workout. Just make sure to take it easy, not to say you are autoimmune but drink some tea the night following, get good rest and hydrate well throughout. I have a 24 oz water bottle that I finish by the time I am done working out.