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Hi Bailey
I have done a few things to try to manage my symptoms. I have shifted my classes to mornings 6am and make sure I eat a banana before class. I also take a sea salt or Himalayan with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice into every class. I also eat 2-3 bananas after class. So far no issues.
I have discovered I am much more a morning exerciser than evening. In evening classes when I feel I am getting too hot I lay down or even sometimes when it gets too extreme I leave the room. When I manage it this way if don’t get the issues I was having before.
Just recently the studio had the AC fixed to improve the oxygen levels in the room so I am keen to see if this helps. I am though still too scared to push too hard in an evening classes as the downsides are too much to bear.
I still think there is some health issue at the core of all this but until I get to the bottom of this by eradicating things I will never know.
Now that the AC is fixed I might try a evening class and push through to see if that is the issue.

Guy

Hi Gabrielle

I have tried the salt and lemon you suggested for 3 home classes. The heat was quite high similar to a studio class but the humidity a little lower as I only have a fan 3 bar heater at home. I sweated as much as a studio class but I certainly felt a little easier than a studio class. There were no body aches after each of the 3 classes so I ventured back to the studio to see if I was cured. The studio class was hot and left me feeling like it was harder than the ones at home. It was an afternoon class and if the aches were to come they would come on that night like clockwork at about 12 midnight. They didn’t come and I was ecstatic. Then at about 11am the next day at work along they came and completely flattened me for 2 days. Again neurofen was the only thing that would fix the pain. I also got mouth ulcers and cold sores around my nose this time.
So here I am back to square one !
I have a friend who is a head trainer at an AFL club who suggested I go and see one of the sports doctors they use because they may have more commonly seen this reaction so I will try that but basically I have come to the conclusion that , the aches only come around when my body is heated to a certain temperature that I can be sure from the elimination of I have been doing.
Some people have suggested I may be carrying a disease that flares up only when the body is heated to a certain temperature. Limes disease was mention as one. If I was to listen to my intuition then I would say that I feel this is most likely as it feels like something inside me is wrong.
Others have suggested I stop going to class, however I don’t believe this as you would recall in my earlier posts that I was not suffering from these symptoms in the 2 years I have been practicing so why now ! ?
I am at a loss and frustrated 🙁

Gratefull for your thoughts 🙂

Hi Gabrielle
I was practicing 2-3 times per week when this happened. I also do a mild workout at home using my own body weight and some cardio on the rower. I couldn’t tell you the settings exactly in the room but could say some teachers have it higher than others. The classes this happened in were varied. I must say that I wasn’t using an electrolite replacement when this happened but had previously used one. I don’t have much salt on my food except a little sea salt flakes every now and then. I use endura as an electrolite replacement. How does that rate ? Can you reccomend a good one ?
Not sure if I mentioned it but I sell vitamins for a living and have tried everything under the sun to fix this including blood tests etc. all the reports say I am in balance. I am thinking of loading up on water and electrolite sand trying a class again but as I mentioned I am too scared to try as the aches are too intense.

Btw I received the DVD and cd’s but no sign of the book yet

Guy

Thanks every one for this thread. I am male and 47 and have been practising Bikram for 2 years. Recently I experienced the sever body aches after class. Each time this happens I experience a spew like taste in my mouth after class then about 5 hours later the aches come on and last for 12 hours. Neurofen is the only thing I can take to sleep otherwise the aches are too intense (flu like)
I gave my practise a rest and used meditation to slow myself down as I have been running at top speed in work and life in general. I tried everything else, vitamins, blood tests, diet, even had some polyps removed from my bowel ! I thought this must be why the aches are happening, it’s my body telling me to slow down and not put myself under the intense stress of the hot room.
I came back to class today and went up the back and just focused on my breath. Enjoyed the class mush better than down the front, but alas the spew like taste came in my mouth and the aches about 5 hours later again.
I am going to stop practising in the heat and do the practise at home to see what happens

Frustrated as to what it can be 🙁