Hello everyone, I'm new to this website although i have been coming here quit often to look for answers ,i had my takedown surgery almost a year and a half ago ,before i got sick with UC i was a boxer and was competing all the time,My life was all about boxing and im very attached to it ,I have been trying to get back to the sport after getting the jpouch formed since i wasnt able to box when i had ulcerative colitis , but each time i get back to training i get frustrated with how i feel and i just cant stop thinking about that im not as strong physically as i was before all of this ,whenever i sparr and get tired i throw up and thats one if not the biggest reason why i always quit trying ,i want to box professionally and i want to make my living through this ,i love it so much i cant get over it ,i have anal fistulas and i always have pain with bowel movements ,i want to make the right choice i dont want to go through disappointment and suffer inside the ring,do you guys think its possible to have a successful pro career with the jpouch ? im feeling terrible psychologically and want advise from people that know what its like to live with a j pouch , much thanks .
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No two J-pouches are the same. My J-pouch enabled me to take up a martial art, and now I teach it. The existence of a J-pouch in your body does not prevent you from doing anything.
There's more to it than that, though. Not all J-pouches work perfectly. Some folks, like you, have fistulas and pain. If you're chronically ill it can be difficult (or even impossible) to climb that mountain of getting into peak condition, even harder after years off. You can't know for sure unless you try, but in some sense that's true of everyone who takes on a serious challenge like that: it might not succeed.
As long as you don't let yourself get dehydrated you might just want to see how far you can take it. Good luck!
Thank you for the reply Scott , you are absolutely right the pain that im going through is making it really hard for me to keep going to get back on track ,i just cant get over the idea that im sick ,do you have any idea or guess why i throw up when i sparr ?
I don't know why you throw up, but I don't think it's related to your pouch. It's almost a cliche for intense training environments (e.g. Wrestling teams) to work athletes until they puke, but I don't know the mechanism and I don't think much of the method. Maybe you're training too hard, and trying to accomplish things faster than your body can tolerate?
Maybe i am pushing my body more than it can handle ,anyway thanks alot for the help sir i really appreciate it . take care
YSHARAIRI
In regard to throwing up when sparing, are you throwing up due to exhaustion?
Maybe since your illness, you've not reached the level of fitness you had before surgery but your determination believes you still have it and you're pushing yourself too hard.
I guess " you got the heart but you ain't got the tools no more ! "
As far as I know when people are stuck after intense training its often due to dehydration (salts sugars and liquid imbalance). Having a pouch would make you more prone to that.. maybe something to keep an eye on