Subject: RE: Ghoulies October: us v BTmndymond - 2010-10-11 9:01 AM So one of my friends did a marathon in the Okanagan yesterday. She slightly ischemified her bowel. She is pooing some blood. Please drink water and remain hydrated when you do your marathon/triathlon/ironman in order to protect your bowel. There are about 4-5 regions of the bowel that are called "watershed" areas that are prone to having loss of blood flow if you are severely dehyrated. That is all. She is fine and eating bfast and driving home. But it could have been worse. PS: It protects your kidneys too.  That's what a friend of mine did at IM St George last spring. Well, that plus taking 800 mg ibuprofen every FOUR hours, before and during the race. Oh, and a bunch of acetaminophen, too. She wound up in the E.R. the day after the race because of the pain and bleeding. It is soooo important to stay hydrated out there! |