Hello everyone,
I know this is a very old thread, but I am really hoping to connect with fellow j-pouchers who have experience cycling. I am a 24 year old and I am about 6 months out of my final j-pouch takedown procedure. I finally saved up enough to buy my first road bike and I absolutely love it.
I bought it a couple weeks ago and started to go on rides at least every other day. I was excited to have the bike and in the middle of a coronavirus quarantine there wasn't much else to do.
I might have over done it, after about 10 days with the bike I started to develop a very painful lump near my anus. It was filling with fluid and become very painful over the period of a few days. I was able to see my GI doc right away and he actually drained the abscess with a syringe in the office that day (not the most fun experience). He gave me a 5-day antibiotic and told me to stay off the bike for a week.
I am trying to get advice from people who understand my situation. My other biking friends have told me that these are saddle sores and not a big deal at all. I hope that is the case but I am really trying to avoid creating more problems for myself at the moment. Can anyone speak to their experience with biking post j-pouch? Are these abscesses common? Something to worry about? Obviously what worries me is developing a fistula. Are there certain bike seats that work better than others? I have some nice Pearl Izumi padded biking shorts but they didn't seem to do the trick last week. Any insider tips would be greatly appreciated, I can't wait to get back out and ride!
Cheers,
Marc