Bladder infections and cycling?

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I just started riding a road bike, and after a few days I
developed a gall bladder infection. The doctor said she
remembered reading that cyclists had a higher incidence of
bladder infections. Does this seem

You said gall bladder, and the doctor was referring to the
urinary bladder; which one was it that got infected?

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right? Coincidence, or did I possibly get the infection
from riding? Guys aren't usually as susceptable to these
infections as women, and what is it about riding that
would cause infection? Bacteria that is present getting
jostled around? The road bike was a little harsher than my
mountain bike...but darn. Now I am wondering how long I
have to wait, if any, to ride again. I am on antibiotics,
so could I start riding again soon?

I've never heard of this before, and I sincerely doubt that
cycling had anything to do with it. The hard part for men is
getting the bacteria in the bladder to begin with; it's
normally sterile.

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Quoted message said:

I just started riding a road bike, and after a few days I
developed a gall bladder infection. The doctor said she
remembered reading that cyclists had a higher incidence of
bladder infections. Does this seem right? Coincidence, or
did I possibly get the infection from riding? Guys aren't
usually as susceptable to these infections as women, and
what is it about riding that would cause infection?
Bacteria that is present getting jostled around? The road
bike was a little harsher than my mountain bike...but
darn. Now I am wondering how long I have to wait, if any,
to ride again. I am on antibiotics, so could I start
riding again soon?

10,000 miles (at least) a year for the last 10 years and
I've never had one. Never heard of cycling as a cause of
one, either. I'd suspect other lifestyle issues ... unless
of course you're using a broom handle or a wire brush or
something stupid like that for a saddle.

Bob C.

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Quoted message said:

I just started riding a road bike, and after a few days
I developed a gall bladder infection. The doctor said
she remembered reading that cyclists had a higher
incidence of bladder infections. Does this seem

You said gall bladder, and the doctor was referring to the
urinary bladder; which one was it that got infected?

Quoted message said:

right? Coincidence, or did I possibly get the infection
from riding? Guys aren't usually as susceptable to these
infections as women, and what is it about riding that
would cause infection? Bacteria that is present getting
jostled around? The road bike was a little harsher than
my mountain bike...but darn. Now I am wondering how long
I have to wait, if any, to ride again. I am on
antibiotics, so could I start riding again soon?

I've never heard of this before, and I sincerely doubt
that cycling had anything to do with it. The hard part for
men is getting the bacteria in the bladder to begin with;
it's normally sterile.

Right, sorry, I do have a urinary infection, not gall
bladder infection.

"Bryan C" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Right, sorry, I do have a urinary infection, not gall
bladder infection.

I dunno how much cycling has to do with urinatry tract
infections but if you're not into pills, Cranberries are
supposedly an excellent counter to UTI's.

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"Bryan C" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Guys aren't usually as susceptable to these
infections as women, and what is it about riding that
would cause infection? Bacteria that is present
getting jostled around?

Bryan, keep it clean back there, you know what I mean, and
wash your shorts after every use, and you should be fine.

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"Bryan C" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Right, sorry, I do have a urinary infection, not gall
bladder infection.

In my experience women tend to get slightly more bladder
infections when riding but I've never heard that men do.

Anyone who sweats a lot can be prone to bladder infections.
Drinking lots of liquids before and during your ride will
reduce your risk of a bladder infection.