Relief while exercising

Does anybody else find relief from symptoms when exercising?

I am having 5/6 BM's a day with blood, mucus & D. They majority are in the evening, I believe this is when the effect of the Pred wears off. I go soccer training twice a week and play a match on another evening and my symptoms seem to disappear for the few hours that I am training/playing. I have a cup of coffee beforehand for energy and feel grand. Does anybody else get this?? Is it the fact the blood is being drawn to other muscles giving my colon a brief reprieve??

I've read posts of others saying the exact opposite, that exercising aggravates UC symptoms. I am not sure, part of it could be the mental distraction (you have a focused goal and distraction from all things bm) and that would be more along the IBS. Dehydration inherent to exercise could make you go less.

You could get on rectal retention enemas as well.

Could be the adrenaline increase or that you find it a reprieve from distress.....temporarily can help some symptoms. But activity that pushes the body over its tolerance can increase symptoms.

You could take an imodium before a game.....remember it's not a treatment and should only be used infrequently during flaring.

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I've noticed on weekends, I tend to go less times than work days. Weekends, I have nowhere to rush off to early in the morning so less anxiety about it; sleep in later, lounge about the house in pjs, etc. Weekdays, I'm laser-focused on waking up extra early, giving myself ample time to poop, and rushing around getting ready.

I don't think UC is all in our head (obvious physical changes and measurable inflammation). But I do think there are at least subconscious related mental-crap that affects our bms and frequency. There's at least some gut-to-mind connection in some sort of way that I do not fully understand.

Good luck, and remember that you can always take imodium an hour before practice if you're worrying about going while playing!

For me totaly the samw but i have got proctitis and meal intolerance.
When i play footbal or make exercise everything is ok. Other day terrible.
I asked my doctor that if the sport is harmfull?
He said that tge sporrt make lot of benefit in my case jusd it bravely....