I got strep last week on Friday. Now it being wednesday i feel 1000x better than i did over the weekend. I want to get back to working out again, when should i do this? I was told that i should not work out until i finish all my antibiotics but that will be next tuesday and i am going crazy already just sitting around.
2007-01-03 02:06:01 · 4 answers · asked by phoenix_61_98 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Absolutely understand that when you feel better you want to get back to normal as quickly as possible. Unfortunately your body wouldnt feel the same way. It has had an assault on it and it needs time to recover.
The reasoning isnt actually that you cant work out until the antibiotics finish.. it is more that you shouldnt go anywhere that may cause you to spread the strep. One of the quickest ways of spreading strep is through breathing and working out will make you breathe hard. By the time the full course of antibiotics are finished your period of infectivity is virtually gone. During this time your body is internally gathering its strength again. If you were to go today and do a full workout like normal... your progress would more than likely go backwards and you would be exhausted and relapse.
If you are desperate to go..then I tell my patients - dont!!!. But ok, like me if I was given that information I would ignore it... because I would be bored.. so the next best thing is to make sure I wouldnt relapse... which means..
If you were to go and exercise, dont be near people, go when there arent many around.....
Do half of your normal workout only, not the full one or even do something a bit different that wouldnt be as strenuous. Keep up fluids nore than you normally would and also take some good food or vitamins, especially Vitamin B which helps with healing in your body.
Instead of working out.... can you go for a walk or something, in a park or somewhere with fresh air? You dont say where you live so I dont know if it is possible but fresh air, a bit of exercise, not too much, will actually help.
Hope all goes well
2007-01-03 02:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by emjayare69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-14 01:02:55 · answer #2 · answered by Danielle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though you feel 1000x better, I would suggest waiting it out until you finish the antibiotics. You definitely don't want to get back to the gym and then have a relapse. I did that once with a sinus infection, felt fine after a couple days and went back to working out, had a relapse and missed working out for another week or so. Besides, you won't lose any muscle mass in two weeks.
2007-01-03 02:16:34 · answer #3 · answered by Glenn R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the answer you want, but your local doctor who prescribed the antibiotics knows best. Sure, he/she is being cautious, but it's better to play it safe than have a relapse.
2007-01-03 02:12:25 · answer #4 · answered by JY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋