Good afternoon, happy hour, we are glad to see you with us! It's no secret that I always try to write interesting (not hackneyed) and useful articles for my readers. It will be so this time, and today we will talk about a very delicate topic, namely hemorrhoids and bodybuilding. During the course of this article, we will find out the degree of relationship between these two objects, and also find out what to do if this butt attack happens to an athlete.
So, sit down your butt, we are starting.
Hemorrhoids and bodybuilding: you need to know this
We all know that sport is health, and the gym is also a harmoniously developed body. But if positive effects are talked about on every corner - I lost weight, stopped being thin, etc., then there are an order of magnitude fewer statements like “I worked out in the gym” or “I got a sore from lifting weights.” In addition, the latter is most often kept silent, because no one wants to appear in other eyes as an “oak tree”, that through his own fault he received a serious injury. Of course, we all go to the gym for health, and certainly not for hemorrhoids, because... We have more than enough of the latter at home :). However, it is worth understanding that such a disease exists, and it can (under certain circumstances and loads) cling to you. Therefore, it is better to know the enemy by sight than to know that he exists, but pretend that he will bypass me and this is not all about me at all. This is the study of the issue of hemorrhoids and bodybuilding, which we will deal with further in the text.
Hemorrhoids - swelling of tissue (enlarged veins) in the anus area. They are located in the wall of the rectum/anus and can cause bleeding. Hemorrhoids form when tissue enlarges, weakens, and is no longer connected to the “supporting structure.” This results in the formation of a bulge (pouch) that extends into the anal area. Hemorrhoids are a very common phenomenon among people on planet Earth; according to average expert estimates, about 65% have it at a certain period of their life. It occurs most often in people who have passed the mark in 40 years, as well as in young mothers (women during pregnancy). Despite the fact that the target audience is clearly defined, tissue swelling can also occur in a healthy young person who is in good physical shape.
Due to the fact that hemorrhoids are a shameful disease, few people have the courage to admit that they have it, and even fewer turn to specialists for help, starting it until the very last stages.
Although the project is not medical, I would still like to highlight some aspects of this disease. So, hemorrhoids happen:
- internal - located inside the rectum. Rarely leads to pain, because this tissue lacks sensory nerves. Often manifests itself through bleeding. Total exists 4 stages – degrees of severity;
- external - develops around the outside of the anus. The swollen veins form a soft lump around the anus. It may swell, be very sore, and be felt during bowel movements.
There can be many reasons for the appearance of this problem; we will consider only those related to our activities, i.e. dragging heavy objects and working with heavy weights in the gym. It would seem that only guys lift heavy weights, which means that this attack should bypass girls. In theory, yes, but often our young ladies take on men’s work - they carry heavy bags from stores, roll up and carry heavy jars of jams/pickles, show their individuality in the hall and disassemble the equipment themselves, dragging pancakes.
All this activity - constant training in the gym, everyday dragging, etc., leads to a violation of the tone of the muscular apparatus of the anus. Muscle weakness contributes to the prolapse of hemorrhoids. In addition, physical overload causes blood retention in the veins, which increases the likelihood of developing hemorrhoids.
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For better assimilation of the material, all further narration will be divided into subchapters.
Hemorrhoids and bodybuilding: how strength training affects hemorrhoids
One of the main conditions for gaining muscle mass is: the more weight, the greater the strength and mass. Ideally, you need to progress in weight at least a little at every workout. This shocks the muscles and allows them to go beyond limits that were previously inaccessible to them.
The main mass-gaining exercises are basic -,. It is this golden three (especially squat and deadlift) causes the strongest tension in the abdominal muscles and contributes to an increase in intra-abdominal pressure. In addition, often in pursuit of large weights (for insurance purposes) athletes use special weightlifting belts, tightly tied at the waist. This design allows increasing intra-abdominal pressure by 20-25% and ultimately pull out more weight, and with minimal negative consequences (injuries) for the body.
An increase in pressure inside the abdominal cavity leads to an increase in it in the small pelvis (not a container) and to compression of the veins that drain blood flow from the rectum. As a result, blood accumulates in the veins and they expand. The more intense and longer the impact (the athlete is under load), the more dilation of the veins occurs. If this phenomenon occurs frequently (using a belt on large scales) hemorrhoids form.
Thus, if a person begins to abuse certain types of exercise under certain circumstances, then the likelihood of developing this sore increases. And if a person is initially predisposed to hemorrhoids, then such stress will significantly accelerate its appearance.
You can determine your predisposition by three simple factors:
- the presence of varicose veins in the athlete himself and relatives (line of genetics);
- frequent constipation;
- sedentary lifestyle (sedentary office work).
Hemorrhoids and bodybuilding: how to build your workout
So, you unexpectedly (and this is exactly what usually happens) You have been diagnosed with hemorrhoids, but you can no longer imagine your life without pulling on the glands. What to do?
You need to find a sports medicine specialist and get advice from him on how your training should proceed, taking into account the disease. It is the sports medicine specialist who is important, and not the doctor from the local clinic (proctologist). Don’t be stingy and take a few paid consultations, or better yet, see him on an ongoing basis. Your “zhenya” (not her name) will thank you for this!
Avoid exercises that involve active work of the abdominal muscles and increase intra-abdominal pressure. In particular, avoid exercises such as:
- deadlift;
- squats with a barbell on the shoulders;
- push, jerk (elements of weightlifting):
- any type of aerobic activity in which there is friction - jogging, sprinting, cycling.
...or critically reduce the weights and frequency of execution per week.
Ask the instructor at the gym to create a training program for you, adjusted for the presence of hemorrhoids. There is no need to be shy about anything - this is their job, and excessive shyness can cost your Popenhagen very dearly :).
Practice proper breathing while lifting weights (positive phase), avoid holding air and letting it go towards the anus. Take a breath before lifting, push the air towards your throat as you lift the weight, exhaling completely after each repetition.
Note:
During childbirth, a woman creates enormous intra-abdominal pressure to push the fetus out. And every word of the doctor “come on, push, harder!” brings it closer to the occurrence of hemorrhoids.
Lifting weights and working with bases are contraindicated for hemorrhoids, however, any exercise aimed at increasing blood circulation in the pelvic organs will help those who already suffer from this ailment benefit. In particular, pay attention to yoga movements, walking 30 minutes a day, get up from your office chair every hour to walk and do various hip tilts. A great way to disperse the blood below and strengthen the intimate muscles is to do it several times a day.
Use special pharmacy anti-hemorrhoidal creams and suppositories containing hydrocortisone. In particular, pay attention to…
In medicine and sports, creams with the active ingredient phenylephrine are often used to combat hemorrhoids. Ointments for hemorrhoids containing the vasoconstrictor phenylephrine will help narrow the dilated vessels of the rectum. Look for such products in pharmacies.
During exercise and especially hardcore workouts, stay hydrated by drinking enough water. Also make sure that your current clothing does not irritate different areas of your body or rub anywhere.
Well, that’s probably all the advice that can be given if you have symptoms (or varicose veins themselves) illness and an indomitable desire not to quit training. Follow them, and your butt will say a big thank you to its owner :).
Afterword
Today we discussed a very delicate topic - hemorrhoids and bodybuilding. To be honest, I haven’t found information on this issue anywhere on the Internet, which means the more valuable the note should become in your eyes.
That’s all for now, allow me to take my leave, and let your “wife” avoid hemorrhoids!
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With respect and gratitude, Dmitry Protasov.
Recently, the problem of hemorrhoids has worried not only older people, but also the younger generation. The question naturally arises: is it possible to engage in bodybuilding or other strength sports, such as powerlifting, with hemorrhoids? To find the answer to this question, you need to understand the characteristics of a disease such as hemorrhoids and why it develops.
is an abnormal process in the rectal area, which is characterized by expansion and decrease in the functions of the venous system in the problem area.
As a result, there is an abnormal modification of connective and muscle fibers, abnormal blood flow and pathological blood retention in the anus.
Haemorrhoids
At the same time, the elasticity of the vascular membranes decreases, an excess amount of venous blood collects in the vessels of the rectum, which contributes to the occurrence of the disease and its further complications.
Causes of pathology:
- Inactive lifestyle.
- Excessive physical activity.
- Pregnancy and childbirth.
- Hereditary predisposition.
- Overweight.
- Addictions (smoking, alcohol abuse).
- Spicy foods and poor nutrition in general.
- Problems with bowel movements (constipation).
The disease is characterized by several stages of development:
- : There are practically no symptoms.
- Second: the appearance of bleeding and internal hemorrhoids, which are reduced on their own.
- Third: Hemorrhoid cones fall out during defecation and can only be reduced by hand.
- Fourth: hemorrhoids can no longer be reduced by hand.
In addition, the disease can occur in the following forms:
- Interior.
- External.
- Combined.
The pathology is characterized by the following symptoms:
- Pain in the lower rectal area.
- Bleeding from the anus.
- Formation of hemorrhoidal cones.
- The appearance of anal fissures.
- Swelling and formation of inflammatory processes.
- Thrombosis.
- Development of constipation.
As we see, one of factors in the formation of pathology are high physical activity, which also includes lifting weights. Question: Is it possible to get involved in sports that involve strength training, such as bodybuilding or powerlifting?
Strength training and hemorrhoids
Stages of hemorrhoids
Doctors, including doctors, constantly emphasize that maintaining an energetic lifestyle and reasonable exercise promotes health and improves the patient’s well-being.
This is especially true for hemorrhoids; it is the lack of vital activity that is one of the main prerequisites for the development of the disease.
However, there is another basis for the formation of pathology - excessive physical labor and some types of sports. When a person is insufficiently mobile, the venous vessels become overstrained due to blood stagnation. Under heavy loads the situation is a little different - regular blood flow to the pelvic organs, which also negatively affects the walls of blood vessels. Therefore, it is so important to observe reasonable moderation in physical activity, which will not only promote the correct process of blood circulation in the rectum, but will also remove congestion in the veins of the anus.
As a result, doctors advise refusing to participate in sports such as:
- Body-building.
- Powerlifting.
- Weightlifting.
- Horseback Riding.
- Cycling.
These sports activities are characterized by significant physical activity, which increases intra-abdominal pressure, which does not have a very good effect on blood flow in the pelvic organs.
Medicine claims that excess pressure contributes to an increase in blood flow and disruption of its outflow in the veins of the anus.
As a result, hemorrhoids begin to form, and intensive exercises in bodybuilding for hemorrhoids help them increase and further crawl out of the anus. High pressure in the intra-abdominal region and improper muscle tone of the rectum contribute not only to the complication of the pathology, but also to the appearance of other diseases.
Precautionary measures
If a person was involved in sports, and then doctors diagnosed him with hemorrhoids, is it permissible to continue such activities or will he have to stop these sports activities?
Regarding strength sports training for sports patients with hemorrhoids, then them the intensity should be reduced, in such a way that the body and the problem area do not feel a strong load.
In powerlifting for hemorrhoids, As in bodybuilding, precautions are necessary:
- Remove from classes exercises that increase intra-abdominal pressure (barbell squats and deadlifts).
- Give preference to isolation exercises rather than basic exercises.
- During training, do not stop breathing, which provokes greater tension in the rectal area.
- Adjust the weight of the barbell down and do the exercises more often.
- Try to reduce the load on the rectum.
- Ask your trainer to create an individual training program, taking into account the disease.
However, if the following symptoms are observed during training, training should be suspended:
- Pain in the groin area and pelvis.
- Bleeding from the posterior orifice.
- Pain, discomfort in the rectum.
- Feeling of a foreign object in the rectum.
And most importantly, during the period of relapse of the disease and until its remission, any exercise is unacceptable.
What is the prevention of illness during exercise?
Measures to prevent the development of hemorrhoids consist of many factors. Their careful adherence will not only help to avoid illness, but will also be beneficial for the whole body. Prevention includes:
- Healthy and proper nutrition.
- Hiking and long distance running.
- Swimming.
- Retraction (special gymnastics).
- Regular trips to the toilet.
Nutrition
Diet plays an important role in gastrointestinal diseases, including hemorrhoids. With this disease, it is necessary to give priority to healthy foods that improve intestinal motility, which in turn prevents the formation of constipation: vegetables, fruits, lactic acid products.
Avoiding spicy and fatty foods, as well as pickles, coffee and those foods that cause gas formation in the intestines, strengthens your health. Don't forget to drink enough liquid (water) throughout the day.
Walking and running
Introduce regular walks outdoors into your life. In this regard, walking and running will be useful.
Daily walking is an ideal solution for hemorrhoid patients. The muscles of the lower limbs and abdomen are tightened and strengthened, and blood vessels are improved. All these factors contribute to proper blood flow, and stagnation in the veins of the lower rectum disappears. It is advisable to cover 2-3 km every day, with a further increase in distance to 5-7 km. Such walks will not only help remove the severity of the disease, but also excess weight.
Running helps accelerate the flow of venous blood and also strengthens the abdominal muscle tissue, which helps eliminate one of the signs of the disease -. Running not only prevents the development of the disease, but also slows down its exacerbation.
When running, the blood is enriched with oxygen, which has a beneficial effect on the circulatory system, and proper contraction of the muscles of the buttocks and legs accelerates blood flow through the venous vessels, thereby preventing its stagnation.
The process of saturation of the tissues of the rectal area is improved, the regeneration of injured areas of the mucous membrane is accelerated, and the general condition of the venous system is improved.
Swimming
When swimming, the load on the muscles of the body is applied in a measured manner, excess pressure on the pelvis and abdomen disappears, blood flow in the veins is normalized, thereby eliminating venous stagnation of blood. Many experts believe that Swimming is the most suitable option for patients with hemorrhoids.
Therapeutic gymnastics and yoga
Yoga exercises also help in getting rid of hemorrhoids. Its key poses help remove pathological congestion in the venous vessels in the rectal area, and also increase its outflow and normalize intestinal function.
The above options for sports activities keep the body in excellent physical shape, improve the general well-being of the patient, and reduce the likelihood of disease.
Regular bowel movements
Do not forget about timely bowel movements; stool retention does not have the best effect on a person’s well-being. Solid particles of feces during constipation can injure the rectum and hemorrhoids, which causes additional suffering to the patient and worsens his well-being.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that hemorrhoids and bodybuilding, like powerlifting, do not go well together. Only a proctologist and sports medicine specialist will be able to say for sure whether playing these sports is acceptable in your case, or whether you should give them up.
Everyone knows that sport has a positive effect on the human body. However, some of its types can negatively affect health. In particular, weightlifting often causes hemorrhoidal disease, and if present, can aggravate the course of the disease. Is the most popular type of weightlifting - bodybuilding - compatible with hemorrhoids? Is it possible to do it with this disease?
How does bodybuilding affect hemorrhoids?
During each workout, a person involved in bodybuilding performs a variety of strength exercises - lifting a barbell, lunges, squats with a load, etc. They provoke increased blood flow to the veins of the rectum. The cause of similar manifestations is also efforts, and the situation is aggravated by tightly tightened athletic belts. Experts recommend that anyone who is predisposed to hemorrhoids or has previously had problems with them should not get too involved in strength training.
What happens to the body during strength training
When performing exercises, bodybuilders lift weights and overextend their abdominal muscles. Such activities lead to increased pressure inside the tissues and vessels of the pelvic organs. Due to such overloads, the intestinal vessels are pinched, and the blood that did not have time to “leave” expands the walls of the veins. With regular repetition of this process, the walls of blood vessels:
- lose their own elasticity;
- lose strength;
- become less elastic.
As a result, hemorrhoidal plexuses appear in the rectum.
Under the influence of stress, the nodes gradually increase in size, and the first symptoms of hemorrhoids appear. In such situations, it is very important to carry out adequate treatment, stop exercising or significantly reduce the load.
If the necessary measures are not taken, the disease will certainly progress to more severe stages. The nodes will often begin to become inflamed, fall out, become pinched or thrombose. Such manifestations not only significantly worsen the quality of life, but can also lead to quite serious consequences.
Should I give up classes?
There are many causes of hemorrhoids. In addition to bodybuilding and other strength exercises, the following factors can lead to the disease:
- sedentary lifestyle, in particular, regular long stays in static positions (standing or sitting);
- frequent constipation;
- hereditary predisposition to varicose veins;
- alcohol abuse;
- low content of plant foods in the diet and the predominance of fatty and spicy foods.
The presence of even one of the above factors in an athlete in addition to bodybuilding activities significantly increases the likelihood of hemorrhoids. To reduce risks, it is necessary to eliminate negative influences or abandon strength training.
If hemorrhoids occur, of course, it is better to give up bodybuilding. However, the initial stages of this disease are not a complete contraindication to training. It is necessary to completely eliminate high physical activity in the following conditions:
- any stage;
- 3-4 stages of hemorrhoids;
- infringement or .
If bodybuilding exercises are not stopped in such situations, even more serious complications may occur - proctitis, paraproctitis, severe bleeding, necrosis of nodes.
Features of training for hemorrhoids
First of all, it is necessary to seriously treat hemorrhoids. Visit a specialist and follow his instructions exactly. Most likely, he will advise you to completely eliminate stress during the treatment period. In the future, you will have to adapt your bodybuilding activities to the disease. To do this, you need to adjust the intensity of the loads and correctly develop a training regimen. Ideally, this should be done by a sports doctor.
To reduce the risk of exacerbation of hemorrhoids and its transition to more severe stages, those involved in bodybuilding should adhere to the following recommendations:
- Contact an instructor to create an individual training program based on your condition.
- Avoid exercises that actively involve the abdominal muscles and lead to an increase in intra-abdominal pressure - squats with a load on the shoulders, deadlifts, lunges with dumbbells, military press, snatch, jerk. If it is impossible to completely eliminate them, you should critically reduce the weight, as well as the frequency of execution.
- Practice proper breathing when lifting weights. Do not hold in the air and prevent it from flowing towards the anus. Take a breath before lifting, and when lifting the weight, push the air towards your throat.
- When performing exercises, avoid straining and try to consciously limit abdominal tension.
- Drink enough water during exercise.
When training, be sure to monitor your well-being; if you experience pain, discomfort, discharge from the anus, etc., stop doing the exercise; perhaps it is not the hemorrhoids that are negatively affected. If this is true, remove this exercise from your training program.
To normalize blood circulation in the lower part of the body and thereby improve blood flow and prevent congestion, try to walk more, sit less or stand in a stationary position. A good way to “disperse” the blood and at the same time strengthen the intimate muscles is several times during the day. Also useful for hemorrhoids are many yoga exercises, swimming, and various hip tilts.
Many people dream of having a beautiful body and pumped up muscles. When going to the gym to do bodybuilding, not everyone knows that in a few years, or maybe months, someone will have to give up their favorite activity, since hemorrhoids will appear in the anus from lifting weights. Unfortunately, hemorrhoids very often develop in those who have chosen bodybuilding or weightlifting as their main activity. Why exactly these sports cause the development of this disease, proctologists say.
Hemorrhoids and bodybuilding: the connection is obvious
Athletes and coaches do not hide the fact that hemorrhoids are a fairly common phenomenon in bodybuilding. During each workout you have to lift weights and exercise on weight machines. All this leads to tension in the abdominal muscles. During such training, it is impossible to refuse an athletic belt, which pinches the abdominal area, restraining the outflow of blood from the rectum. Her veins are gradually expanding. Hemorrhoids form on the walls of the anal canal. If training is not stopped in time due to improper inhalation, the inflamed nodes may burst, which will cause bleeding.
It is difficult to give up what you love, to which some have dedicated their lives and in which they have achieved significant success. To continue classes, it is necessary to cure the disease. Subsequent training should be started gradually, consulting the sports doctor or proctologist who treated the patient regarding permissible loads. Relapses of the disease will become less frequent if the athlete’s diet is adjusted. It is necessary to increase fiber consumption, completely eliminate any alcohol, spicy foods, replace black tea and coffee with plain water or herbal teas. In addition to bodybuilding, it is advisable to take up swimming and race walking. These sports will help keep your anal muscles toned.
Weightlifting is the first step towards hemorrhoids
Looking at a weightlifter, many people think that these are the most resilient and healthy people. Maybe their stamina is fine, but they often have problems with their health. And most often, such strongmen who lift heavy weights develop hemorrhoids after lifting weights. It should be noted that the disease can appear in those who are just starting to exercise, but chose the wrong load for themselves initially, and in those who have extensive experience, since during this time their veins have expanded and worn out, which has led to the formation of nodes in the anus .
Continuing exercise in this condition can be extremely dangerous. Doctors strongly recommend thinking about your own health first. Under no circumstances should you engage in weightlifting if you have hemorrhoids if:
- the nodes bleed;
- the disease is stage four;
- an exacerbation of the disease occurred;
- there is infringement of nodes.
Remember, strength sports are not for those who suffer from a sensitive disease, so it is better to master a new sports direction and stay healthy rather than constantly live with pathology.
The truth, widely known to everyone, that sports activities are the key to health and beauty, does not always justify itself. Eg, hemorrhoids and bodybuilding do not fit well with each other. Pathologically enlarged areas of veins in the anus may be a contraindication for visiting the gym. However, if you seek medical help in a timely manner, you can cope with hemorrhoids in a short time, so that you can then return to your favorite sport.
Already based on the very mechanism of the appearance of the disease - varicose dilation of areas of the choroid plexuses of the small pelvis, we can conclude that any physical overload for a person suffering from hemorrhoids will be contraindicated.
Lifting various weights is an indispensable condition for bodybuilding, as well as tensing the abdominal muscles, which provokes an increase in intra-abdominal pressure. A similar thing is observed when athletes’ belts are too tightly tightened. The result is increased pressure in the pelvic area, where pathologically tortuous veins are located, which are responsible for draining blood from the rectum.
The more often a person visits the gym, trying to give his body beautiful muscle definition, the more hemorrhoids progress, which he may not be aware of at first. If there is a predisposition to the disease - negative heredity can be traced - it is recommended to avoid engaging in strenuous sports.
Decide, Is it possible to do bodybuilding with hemorrhoids, must be a specialist. They will take into account many factors - from the stage at which the disease is located, to the person’s age and the presence of provoking factors. So, heavy sports activities will be absolutely contraindicated:
- if hemorrhoids are in the stage of decompensation;
- hemorrhoids tend to fall out and become pinched;
- frequent exacerbations of the disease.
The risk of severe complications, including acute thrombosis, massive bleeding and death, in this case is extremely high.
Why does bodybuilding affect hemorrhoids?
A person may suspect the appearance of internal problems in the pelvic area - hemorrhoids - by the periodic discomfort that accompanies him when emptying the rectum. In some cases, people learn about the disease by seeing traces of blood from the anus on toilet paper.
Hemorrhoids in bodybuilding- This is a direct consequence of excessive muscle tension that accompanies heavy lifting. Increased intra-abdominal pressure leads to a malfunction in the valve system of veins that drain stagnant blood from the rectum. Its accumulation as a result of stagnation in the pelvis contributes to the further expansion of the venous “sacs”. The longer and more intense the power load, the more severe the pathology will become.
However, formed hemorrhoids do not mean a complete renunciation of bodybuilding. Classes may well continue, but with special precautions, excluding certain groups of exercises. At the same time, you will have to monitor your health especially carefully - regularly examine varicose veins and take medications to prevent thrombosis.
Bodybuilding will be contraindicated for those athletes who have already undergone surgery for severe varicose veins of the rectum - due to the risk of relapse of the disease. After all, the increased blood flow to the small pelvis when lifting weights in the gym contributes to the fact that other, not yet damaged, areas of the veins suffer. In this case, if a person wants to continue to engage in “heavy” sports, experts recommend considering alternative options for strength exercises.
Features of training for hemorrhoids
If it is already known for sure that one of the forms of hemorrhoids - internal or external - has already formed in a person, it is better for him to carefully consider whether it is worth becoming a fan of bodybuilding at all. There are quite acceptable alternatives for giving the body external beauty. For example, swimming, running.
However, there are certain exercises that can be used quite safely in bodybuilding, without causing serious damage to health. They can be “adjusted” for hemorrhoids - with the help of a sports doctor. After an instrumental examination, he determines the stage at which the disease is located and the absence of absolute contraindications to intense physical activity.
Subsequently, an individual trainer offers a special program, thanks to which constant monitoring of loads is carried out so that the blood flow to the pelvis does not exceed the permissible norm.
The following exercises will be excluded:
- squats;
- deadlift;
- military press;
- lunges with dumbbells;
- excessive weight of cargo.
If during the implementation of a physical program a person begins to notice a deterioration in well-being - the appearance of varying intensity of discomfort in the anal area, mucous discharge streaked with blood, it is necessary to reconsider the set of exercises.
Body-building, powerlifting and hemorrhoids They require not only to adhere to a certain training program, but also a special diet. In order for the muscles to be optimally sculpted, in addition to proteins, the diet must contain dietary fiber and a sufficient amount of purified water. In this case, you will be able to avoid constipation - another enemy of hemorrhoids.
Who should refrain from exercising?
After numerous observations and examinations of people who are fond of strength sports, specialists have identified subgroups of people who should avoid bodybuilding.
Thus, an intense influx of venous blood and its stagnation in the area of varicose veins on the vessels surrounding the rectum can provoke acute thrombosis - an extremely unpleasant complication. In some cases it even ends in death. Therefore, in the last stage of hemorrhoids, strength exercises are absolutely contraindicated.
In cases where the pathology is more of an external nature - hemorrhoidal defects can be visually noticed without the use of special equipment, there is a high risk of strangulation of the nodes. Especially when lifting weights, when a flow of blood rushes to the pelvis in combination with a sharp jump in intra-abdominal pressure. The situation becomes extremely unfavorable - emergency surgery is required. Weightlifting and hemorrhoids in this case, absolute antagonists to each other.
Doctors also recommend refraining from attending bodybuilding sessions for those people who are experiencing an exacerbation of the chronic course of hemorrhoids. At any stage, a situation may arise when the node is overly inflamed, overflowing with venous blood and prone to injury. Bleeding that accompanies an exacerbation of the disease is quite capable of becoming profuse, profuse, up to vascular collapse.
A subgroup at risk for the formation of varicose defects in the pelvis also includes people who have a negative hereditary predisposition - congenital weakness of the venous plexuses. Such a predisposition can be noticed by the presence of an enhanced vascular pattern, for example, on the lower extremities.
Acceptable exercises
Many, having learned that increased intra-abdominal pressure contributes to the exacerbation and worsening of the symptoms of hemorrhoids, begin to think that strengthening the abdominal muscles is not necessary at all. This is a completely erroneous opinion - the abs can and should be trained. Just do the exercises according to a special program - in a gentle, so to speak, mode.
Gymnastics without excessive weights must be carried out under the supervision of a trainer:
- From a lying position on the floor, raise your legs up. Then cross them one by one, and then move them apart - 2-3 approaches of 10-20 times.
- Lie on the mat on your back. Raise your pelvis as high as possible. Stay in this position for 10–15 seconds. Gradually return to the starting position. Perform 2–3 approaches, up to 20–30 times in total.
- Sit on the floor, with your legs straightened as much as possible. Moving with the help of your buttocks, imitate walking for at least 10–15 minutes.
- Remember how the cat arches its back, and repeat after it - standing on all fours, arch the spine up and then down. Perform at least 30–50 times.
- The stilt exercise is an excellent way to disperse stagnant blood in the pelvis - walking around the room with your legs raised high. In this case, the feet must be placed, slightly crossed - one after the other.
- Exercise “seal” - from a lying position on the floor with support on your elbows, as well as knees and palms, turn your torso in different directions. At the same time, touch the mat on the floor with your buttocks.
- Take a lying position on your back, while slowly squeezing and unclenching your buttocks. Try to retract the rectum - up to 15-20 times.
And only after such a “warm-up” can you begin the main bodybuilding exercises - be sure to adhere to proper breathing. However, with the exception of complexes that require effort on the abdominals.
Since most of the adherents of “pulling iron” are men, many of them are embarrassed to admit that they suffer from varicose veins of the small pelvis - hemorrhoids. And this is their main mistake. The disease should not be embarrassed; it is quite possible to be “friends” with it. And at the same time play your favorite sport.
You just need to give preference not to basic, but to isolating exercises - during which there will not be a sharp jump in pressure in the structures of the pelvis and the flow of venous blood to the organs. The optimal sets of strength loads should be selected by a specialist trainer with the necessary knowledge. Only now he should be aware of the situation with hemorrhoids.
To visit the gym, you should purchase special underwear - not insulated, without synthetic inserts. At the same time, it should not “tighten”, on the contrary, allow the body and muscles to move freely, without overheating. The optimal materials are linen or cotton.
Visits to the pool will harmoniously complement bodybuilding classes. In water, the body becomes more flexible, more intense loads are allowed. Swimming also compensates for the missing kilocalorie costs, while simultaneously restoring and normalizing intestinal activity.
Simultaneously with visiting the pool and gym, a person with one form or another of hemorrhoids is recommended to undergo preventive courses of drug therapy in order to prevent exacerbation of the disease. For example, taking pills, injections of medications that improve venous blood flow and prevent the formation of blood clots.
There is no need to fear that a diagnosis of hemorrhoids will be a death sentence for bodybuilding. With the right approach to the problem, it is quite possible to cope with it. The main thing is to put some effort into this.
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