Anyone get ill?

TheDoctor90
TheDoctor90 Posts: 461 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey Guys,
I normally get 1-2 major colds/man flus a year. I usually wake up one day with a temperature, headache, shivers, stuffed nose, sore throat and it'll be with me for a few days, then gone.

Since I've started exercising, I've had 3-4 of these, in the space of two months. I get over one, then a few days later come down with another one.

I'm just curious if anyone else has been under the weather when they've started exercising?

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  • ejohndrow
    ejohndrow Posts: 1,399 Member
    Doesn't everyone have a temperature?
    But, the answer for me is. other than dealing with a case of strep last month. no I haven't been sick.
  • Nikki582
    Nikki582 Posts: 561 Member
    a temperature is Australian (and therefore, probably English) for a fever. :p

    I've not been sick, sorry Doc!
  • PennyNickel14
    PennyNickel14 Posts: 749 Member
    Did you start using a new gym?

    It's far more likely that you have just exposed yourself to more germs than usual.

    I actually get sick a lot less since i have changed my lifestyle.

    Hope you get to feeling better!!!
  • TheDoctor90
    TheDoctor90 Posts: 461 Member
    Did you start using a new gym?

    It's far more likely that you have just exposed yourself to more germs than usual.

    I actually get sick a lot less since i have changed my lifestyle.

    Hope you get to feeling better!!!

    I was thinking this. It's a brand new gym with air con. Other than here, I'm not normally exposed to air con (in England, ha!).

    And yeah, 'a temperature' means a fever or high temp.
  • Christina1007
    Christina1007 Posts: 179 Member
    I got flu 4 times last year. I don't think it's because you're exercising. Exercise should do you good, unless you shower and go outside in the cold after the gym whilst still heated.
    If flu is coming to get you, it will get you!
  • lh12xx
    lh12xx Posts: 111 Member
    Surely with a name like the Doctor, you would know? ;D haha, I'm only joking - couldnt resist <3

    But with regards to the question, personally I don't. But I'm always ill and have a practically non-existant immune system so I wouldn't notice the difference.
    Maybe you're over working yourself and running your immune system low? Make sure you rest plenty and stay hydrated.

    Are you in the UK? I'm in Scotland and there are lots of bugs going around just now :(
  • elizamc
    elizamc Posts: 285 Member
    Doctor there's a couple of things, the first is I see you are at Uni, not sure what year you are in but I know many new students struggle with colds, chest infections etc etc after starting a new term - its the sudden exposure to loads od new germs as you all converge.. (Well my two 'children' did... All that time in the Uni bar?!?) So that might be it for you?.

    Also I understand that hard exercise can reduce the immunity for a day or so afterwards so it could be your programme?

    Maybe avoid the student hot-spots after a hard workout and do your best to make sure that your nutrition is a s best as you can get it (tough as a student I know). Perhaps consider taking a good vitamin and mineral supplement. Oh and wash your hands well when leaving the gym, most cold bugs are carried on the surface of the equipment and if you touch your nose or eyes....

    Hope that helps! good luck with your studies!
  • gaylelynnbell
    gaylelynnbell Posts: 248 Member
    I'm just getting over a head cold that moved into my chest. Still coughing and wheezing when I try to exert myself too much. It's been a week and by the time I get back to the gym, it'll be like starting over! Not fun, but at least the fever, sore throat and queasy stomach have passed. No clue where I got it from but I suppose the gym is as good a guess as any.
  • funkythreads2004
    funkythreads2004 Posts: 51 Member
    Since i have been on my eating plan & do regular swimming, I haven't really been ill in the last 6 months. However, now the weather has got far colder (Im in the UK), and ive had to put the heating on, I have felt more stuffy, and sluggish & started having sinus problems again. I try to limit the heating, but obviously its now COLD and i have other people living in the house so cant do this at night. I definitely think central heating has a lot to do with how we feel on a daily basis, especially when your going from warm & cosy to really cold outside. You may have to wait until spring for an improvement lol!
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    Since I've started exercising, I've had 3-4 of these, in the space of two months.

    How intense is your exercising? Whilst moderate exercise helps to boost immunity intense exercise can compromise your immune system. This is especially true if you do not allow sufficient rest, your nutrition is lacking to some degree or you have other stressors going on...

    I'm sure you will find a good balance soon but keep an eye on your overall programme.
  • helenrs87
    helenrs87 Posts: 34
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/263432-flu-like-symptoms-after-exercise

    I get the same, its been suggested that when you metabolise large amounts of fat (when you exercise) that the toxins stored in your fat are dumped in your blood stream. This can make you feel ill/feverish. I'm inclined to believe this as I also get ill with other detox treatments. A doctor suggested that I react in this way due to an over active immune system, so you react to the toxins in your blood quite strongly. I'm currently waiting for some bloodwork to be done to check this. An over active immune system is very common and varies in severity, do you have any other autoimmune symptoms? like regular ulcers, eczema, allergies? from what I've seen most people who experience illness after exercise have some degree of autoimmunity. On the plus side, people have reported that reducing artificial foods in their diet (reducing the toxic stuff that is stored in your fat) such as aspartame, has helped them. Also if you are burning large amounts of fat quickly I think its worse, try more resistance training rather than long cardio sessions. Or try taking immune system 'normalizing' supplements, like probiotics.

    It will probably take a while for a GP to listen to you though, but try some of these things, they might help
  • PennyNickel14
    PennyNickel14 Posts: 749 Member

    I was thinking this. It's a brand new gym with air con. Other than here, I'm not normally exposed to air con (in England, ha!).

    The AC will totally do it if you are not used to it. Makes me have allergy or flu like symptoms.

    I am totally going to be someone's mum and say drink some OJ and chicken broth.
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