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2008-10-02 10:05 AM

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Subject: Stomach Bug after a Tri!?...

Hello all,

I've seemed to contract a stomach bug.  I got a pretty good reaction for the better portion of 8 hours or so about 11 hours after my swim leg (I finished thr tri and made it home okay).  It was an OWS, river, brackish, and warm (for me).  I do remember taking in a few mouthfuls but don't remember swallowign any, but that does nto mean I didn't get a bit in me.  Is my bug related to this?

An interesting note is that prior to me travelling south to my race, my Mom, who was going to come with the SO and I, got a bug from food we all ate out together.  That was Friday night.  Saturday the SO and I were okay together and we shared post race food together as well.  We returned back home to my palce where my Mom was staying with me and then all three of us got sick.

Was it post race food too?  I could have eaten too much too soon afterwards but that would not affect the SO.  Or is it what Mom had and it just took onger to manifest in us.  Note: Moms can't be eating certain types of foods and what she ate was one of them; her doctor asked her when she was going to learn...

Anyone with experience or knowledge on a stomach bug after a race?  I know I provided some context here but I just want some of your thougths on this as there are other factors than just the water...

TIA, and P.S. I have not seen my PCP yet.

Harry

 

 

 



Edited by harryjuice 2008-10-02 10:13 AM

2008-10-03 2:02 AM
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Subject: RE: Stomach Bug after a Tri!?...
 I picked up a nasty bug from a river on my first tri. I lost a lot of weight before I got it under control with Levaquin. There was cow pasture run off in the river and I managed to swallow more than my share of it.

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2008-10-04 12:48 PM
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Subject: RE: Stomach Bug after a Tri!?...

Your "bug" could be one of, or a combination from, several things. For the sake of my explanation we will say that "bugs" are virus type GI problems and not Bacterial GI type problems. Viruses (bugs) are contagious, bacteria infections usually are not.

1. The dirty river water could definitely cause this, ( this would be bacterial)

2. Different stomach viruses ( bugs) are always going around. right now there is a real severe one in this area, as we speak. Due to your weakened immune state from finishing your triathlon, you could have easily contracted one of these viruses after coming in contact.

3. You did not however catch this form your mother, if in fact hers came form food poisoning, or her stomach not being able to tolerate certain types of food. That is a totally diffrent event.

I hope you get to feeling well soon. Remember, fluids are your friends!!!



Edited by ditchdoc 2008-10-04 12:51 PM
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