Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Can exercise make IBS-D worse?

Hi Ulrika,

I agree with what K2 said - I find that stuff like heavy cardio and the ab stuff makes my D worse.. but not all the time.
If I am having bad D, I won't do any cardio when I am exercising regularly and will skip ab stuff. For me, anything that makes me feel sweaty and like I am straining tends to make my D worse.. but only if my tummy is already on the bad side.
Today, for example, my stomach is upset but I wanted to exercise and about half way through my 30 mins of elliptical I got all crampy and wanted to run to the potty. I carried on, though (as I knew the washroom was only steps away) and was got through the other 15 mins. Then I pottered around a bit and when I went to the bathroom, I did have really bad D.. but I know the exercise wasn't the cause.
I would start off with just doing easier cardio when your tummy is feeling more stable and just seeing how your body reacts. If you have no problem with walks, maybe try a faster walk on a treadmill or something?
For ab stuff, I would wait 'til you are having a really stable day.. as if I do ab stuff, and have an attack I feel like it hurts so much more.

I dunno if this rambling helped, good luck! Let us know how it goes!

Steph

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