Blood in **** lol (nice title)

Its a condition called haematuria. It is caused by impact on the bladder whilst doing things like running, sparring etc. over a long period of time. If you get enough trauma to the bladder area this is quite common. One way to avoid this issue is to always keep a small amount of urine in the bladder; if you have some fluid then the trauma is usually far less. There are a few other causes but they are far less likely

If the problem persists ask you doctor for a cystoscope; it is like a little camera that will check the bladder walls for damage

I have been a medical student for 5 years so if anyone else has boxing related health issues or whatever ask away

 

Don't do the cystoscope, they put it in your pee hole. lol

 

I've got one but first of all i ask can you please change that avatar? It truly scares me.
Okay my question has to do with boxing and alcohol, there's a couple of questions actually. If i decide to drink are there any extra negatives if you work out beforehand or go for a run while you are drunk or shortly afterwards?
I ask because i'm planning on drinking tonight, i drink rarely so i want to minimise any damage i might do to myself. I've heard things about alcohol affecting your testosterone levels worse if you workout beforehand. Please advise me what to do! :thumbsup

What i really want to know is will occasionally drinking possibly do any damage to my blinding speed and reflexes? I don't plan on getting smashed but i still will probably have 5-10 standard drinks, bad idea?

 

haha sorry no can do - have to wear this after losing an avatar bet :-(

I dont advise running whilst drunk firstly, you risk injury like falling over or getting cleaned up by a car. Secondly, you are at a huge risk of massive dehydration. Sweating hard and having the remaining fluids being sucked up by the alcohol could cause liver, kidney and bladder damage. Thirdly, you wont get the same benefit i wouldnt think because your body is breaking down the alcohol and not the fat you are trying to lose. Your lungs capacity will also seem smaller from the effects of the booze

if your going to workout and drink... exercise at least 3 hours before you drink to give the body a chance to rehydrate and for your internal organs to return to normal function; hitting them with ethanol when they are stressed is bad news.

You can get sloshed every now and then and it probably wont diminish your reflexes a whole lot (when i say now and then i mean probably only a few times a year, seriously). But with that said, the guys with the best reflexes never drank - RJJ, PBF and Ali were said to never touch a drop

 

I enjoy my life very much, i just feel like i'm very lucky to have the natural gifts i have so i don't want to do anything that could have a negative effect on my speed. I have a good time without alcohol but for some reason i want to drink tonight, i want to drink so i have an excuse for acting like a clown, it's a bit weak i know....

 

Thanks for the reponse mate, maybe i should just have a bit of coke to get me cranking, the drink that is :good

 

I thought medical school was 4 years

 

its actually probably closer to 8 or 9. You do a science degree for 3, medicine itself for another 3 and then an internship for 3:good