Mono can you work out

Until your physician tells you it is safe to resume more strenuous workouts, avoid any but the mildest exercise e. In many mono patients, the spleen—a large blood-filtering gland located in the upper-left part of your abdomen—becomes enlarged.

Participating in contact sports or simply moving around too much can put you at risk for a ruptured spleen, a rare but possible complication of mono. If, despite taking precautions, you experience sharp abdominal pain, confusion, dizziness, fainting or blurred vision, contact your physician immediately.

The doctor will then determine if you need to go to the emergency room. It is also important to avoid exercise because too much activity during the first weeks of mono can make symptoms linger longer and be more severe than they otherwise would.

This is true whether you initially feel fatigued or not. One more point: Stay hydrated. But the virus can surface from time to time and risk infecting someone else. People who have mono can be contagious from the time they first become infected. But they may not know that they have the virus. It takes a while for mono symptoms like tiredness, fever, muscle aches, headache, or sore throat to show up — about 1—2 months, in fact.

This is called the incubation period. To make things even more confusing, some people can carry the virus without ever getting any mono symptoms. So they may not know they have been infected, but they can still pass it to others. Getting the right support can help you cope as you heal. Ask your doctor for a note explaining that you have to recover from an illness that is temporarily debilitating.

As for when to go back into the office, if someone feels up to going back to work, they should do so if they feel well enough. Emailing might be a good way to stay in contact for some, Johannsen says. But the situation differs for everyone depending on how you feel and what type of work you do and the practicality of doing it remotely or not full-time. Doctors typically caution mono patients not to engage in any contact sports for up to four weeks after symptoms go away to reduce their risk of rupture of the spleen, but for a non-contact sport like running someone can typically return to training after taking it easy for about three weeks, Johannsen says.

Most people with normal immune systems usually recover completely from mono without any lingering effects, says Johannsen. In a small number of patients — such as those who get mono after an organ or bone marrow transplant, or those with genetic defects in their immune systems — complications from the illness can be more serious and potentially fatal.

But generally [most people with that type of swelling] respond to corticosteroids if medical attention is sought promptly. By subscribing you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. References About Infectious Mononucleosis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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