http://mmajunkie.com/news/17623/aft...-lesnar-plans-summer-return-to-ufc-action.mma Great news. My only fear is, after losing so much weight and muscle, Lesnar gets back on the juice to build himself back up. TFK
Isn't that what got him in this mess in the first place. He is one dumb mutha if he goes down that road.
A buddy of mine studying to be a doctor told me that it was due to steroid abuse but that could have been another condition as rumors were rift at the time. Regardless its good to hear Brock is back on his feet.
Ask the Fight Doc: Is there a link between steroid use and diverticulitis? by Dr. Johnny Benjamin on Jan 06, 2010 at 11:20 am ET UFC president Dana White expects this week to learn the fate of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, who's been sidelined with illness and will soon meet with doctors. His ailment – initially announced as diverticulitis – has prompted widespread diagnoses from armchair physicians. However, in his latest "Ask the Fight Doc" installment, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist Dr. Johnny Benjamin discusses diverticulitis and whether factors such as anabolic-steroid use really contribute to it. <CENTER>* * * * </CENTER> This is a touchy subject given we all know who this is referencing as far as MMA goes. I'd like to see it addressed without casting aspersions (if that's even possible on message boards). A lot of armchair doctors are talking about this, and I thought it would be good to see some real facts. Is steroid abuse a possible cause of diverticulitis, and what are others? – Earl George This is a loaded question, and I'll do the best that I can with it. I have no delusions about where this is likely to lead. Hey, but that's half the fun. MMA and MMA journalism isn't for sissies. Diverticulosis is a very common disease affecting about 10 percent of the U.S. population over the age of 40 and about half of the population that's 60 and older. Diverticulosis is a collection of small pouches of the large-intestinal wall (colon). These small pouches are defects or weaknesses in the intestinal wall that are similar to a hernia. If these pouches (diverticula) become inflamed or infected and painful, divertculosis is now considered diverticulitis. Simply put? Diverticulosis doesn't hurt, and diverticulitis does. What causes it to flare up occasionally and become painful? Physicians and researchers believe that it may be related to a low-fiber diet, bacterial migration from feces, and reduced blood flow to the intestinal wall. But the exact mechanism is still unclear. For years, people have incorrectly thought that a common cause was small nuts and seeds getting trapped in divericula and causing an infection or painful inflammation. Fortunately, that wives' tale has been laid to rest. Now, to answer your question, I could find absolutely no credible, peer-reviewed medical literature that drew a correlation between anabolic-steroid use and diverticulitis. Therefore, the Internet pundits and unlicensed medical experts who continue to state, imply and/or insinuate that Brock Lesnar's serious GI condition is related to past or ongoing anabolic steroid use are both reckless and stating unsubstantiated information as fact. I have no personal knowledge nor am I aware of any banned-substance use or failed drug screens as they pertain to Lesnar. Therefore, for anyone to claim that by merely looking at him, he or she "knows" that the fighter currently or in the past has taken anabolic steroids is both ludicrous and likely libelous. I love MMA, but the constant fighter-bashing is way out of hand. Just because your favorite fighter got his ass whipped isn't a valid reason to slander the victor. Stop whining – because your favorite fighter usually doesn't. Dr. Johnny Benjamin is MMAjunkie.com's medical columnist and consultant and a noted combat-sports specialist. He is also a member of the Association of Boxing Commissions' MMA Medical Subcommittee. Dr. Benjamin writes an "Ask the Fight Doc" column every two weeks for MMAjunkie.com. To submit a question for a future column, email him at askthedoc [AT] mmajunkie.com, or share your questions and thoughts in the comments section below. You can find Dr. Benjamin online at www.drjohnnybenjamin.com, and you can read his other sports-related articles at blog.drjohnnybenjamin.com.
I'm not saying it was made up, I think he legitimetaly had diverticulitis , but that it was blown way out of proportion to make Brock comeback fight huge
it reminded me of Mundine eye's infection, a few years ago, that was supposedly a career stopper, and when he came back a few months later, it was labelled as a miracle and it gave him publicity
No doubt Lesnar was on the juice in his WWE days. Does anyone really think roids caused this stomach problem? Seriously? If so, then with all the sterroids in sports such as baseball, football, boxing, mma, track and field, etc., why have we never heard of an athlete having this problem before? With all the roids Bonds and McGuire did you wouldn't think they would even have a stomach if this were so.::
Wrestlers usually take a lot more than just their performance enhancers and in an un-controlled environment. That is the reason they drop dead more often than other athletes, who live a much cleaner life and cheat much more professionally. They also don´t a have 365 days a year schedule. And what TKO said.
The steroid they are talking about is a medically prescribed anti-inflamatory. The patient was a 76 year old woman. Steroid is a pretty broad term. The ones talked about in the article posted are not anabolic steroids which is what most guys are using to "cheat" The ones talked about here are in the same class as cortisone.
