biking or stress or both triggered flareups?

A couple of weeks ago, I saw some mucus and very little blood, and 2 diarrhear in all. I did not suspect biking since I was stressed at that time. But recently I saw an article that says biking can exercise rectum and is recommended for those patients of rectal surgery (like rectum cancer). So, is it possible that biking is a factor triggering flares? Thanks.

 

My gastro recently brought a physical trainer to our local IBD support group, and this trainer mentioned that biking or running distances put friction on the lower butt. That can cause problems for some patients. Even members here with j-pouch have posted comments about their experiences. So, yes, it's possible that your rectum/anal canal has not fully healed so that biking irritated it. The trainer told us that walking is a safe start-out exercise if one has been flaring, also some yoga exercises. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)

A few avid bikers in the past were totally convinced the extra activity was a factor in their flares...now, to trigger a flare?..doubt it. To have it exacerbate a flare..probably.

I doubt a nice leisurly ride around the block a few times would have the same effect as an "avid" biker or trail biker.

Even the thought of doing that gets my butt saying thank you for not putting me through that. lol.

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I sorta doubt it was the biking. I rarely get to bike and just this last week I ended up riding seventeen miles in the mud and rain (I had only been planning on like five miles but our map was bad) and I was okay. I had a little extra urgency but I was also sick during this and eating, on average, four marshmallows a night, so I think it was all that lol.