GSP issues statement on ulcerative colitis

[drazco]

Wow. Sherdog is really betting on GSP faking an ass disease just to delay his next fight.

You don't think he would've chosen something more glamorous?

this type of things happen when u playing touch butt with needles for years...as Nate would say

seriously though if true hope george is ok

 

[FrodoFraggins]

sounds like horse shit designed to save face from not defending against the real champ.

Not too surprising and I'm not even gonna hate him too much for It.

So bitter

 

[IndyCovaHart]

Cool.

Vacate and let’s get on with the show.

 

[MescalineDreams]

So bitter

Not even a little bit. I really don't give a shit.

But, you have to acknowledge the possibility that It could be a face saving story. Not outside the realm of possibility.

It's justa little too convenient.

 

[LyotoMacheetah]

That's a rough go, dude.

Just to give you some hope, I'll tell you a little about my experience. I was diagnosed with Colitis at 20. After having very bad flare-ups (much like what you're describing) for around five years, and with no true breaks of remission or even near remission mixed in there, I finally decided to bite the bullet and have a colostomy. The surgeon, though, wanted to do a little more testing first, after which I was told that I more likely had Crohn's that was just manifesting itself in the Colon. So I was advised against the surgery, because Crohn's can move (you cut out a piece of your intestine, only to have the flare up migrate to another piece).

So I went on living like that for a number of years. During the week, I ate one meal a day, at the end of the day, because eating during the day put me entirely out of commission. Spent most of my time dehydrated, too, for the same reason and because my Colon just wasn't doing it's job. Stayed home near a bed and a bathroom all weekend every weekend.

And then one day, out of no where, poof. It was gone. I've been in full remission now for 8 years. I've not had a single flare up. Nothing even indicating that it was every anything I struggled with. I don't have any good ideas as to why it happened (I have some guesses, like the fact that I was eating a lot of squash and broccoli and was on a kick for "super foods" at the time... but that kick didn't last, and I'm still good; or the possibility that as I got older, my immune system weakened, and the inflammation finally just died down). But in any case, it happened. Fully, and completely. I got my life back.

I really hope it happens for you.

So you're not on any medication? Hopefully my immune system dies down with age like yours if that's the case. But I don't think my colitis is as bad as yours. I'm in remission for most of the year, and then I'll get a severe flareup about once a year in which I need prednisone to settle it down.

How often have you been on prednisone btw? I've been on prednisone many times and it has fucked up other parts of my body severely. My vision has gotten a lot worse and my bones are a lot weaker (I get tendonitis often and I often have lots of shoulder and knee pain. I can't really lift weights anymore).

 

[Dbreiden83080]

I said after the bisping fight that gsp took time off to juice and that he would come with some excuse to not fight in order to manage the loss of mass since he’s off his cycle. If he comes back = it will be at 170

STFU!!!

 

[IloveTHIS]

you have to be a real piece of shit to insult a man like GSP when he gets a potential life changing disease...

"fuck his health, fight bobbert whittaker pussy!!!!11"

 

[hot carl]

As someone who's had Ulcerative Colitis for 6 years, this is a completely life changing disease.

When you're not in remission you're pretty much a corpse. Can't imagine how he was able to fight while flaring up. Must have been a mild flare, but regardless, incredibly impressive. Even with mild flares I'm still exhausted all day with bloody diarrhea. Just to give some perspective, with a severe flare, I would use the restroom 30-40 times a day and it's always just pure blood coming out, I would be incredibly fatigued throughout the entire day, and I had severe stomach pain to the point where tylenol and other painkillers were doing nothing. I was pretty much just a corpse at that point and would just lay in bed.

I don't think GSP will be coming back. The medications you have to take to stay in remission do irreparable damage to your body. But there are other athletes who have overcome similar diseases like Larry Nance Jr. So we'll see.

Explains all your shit posts.

 

[jeremyemilio]

So you're not on any medication? Hopefully my immune system dies down with age like yours if that's the case. But I don't think my colitis is as bad as yours. I'm in remission for most of the year, and then I'll get a severe flareup about once a year in which I need prednisone to settle it down.

How often have you been on prednisone btw? I've been on prednisone many times and it has fucked up other parts of my body severely. My vision has gotten a lot worse and my bones are a lot weaker (I get tendonitis often and I often have lots of shoulder and knee pain. I can't really lift weights anymore).

It was very bad. I was on prednisone, almost non stop, for the better part of 15 years. Anywhere from around 15 mg to 50 mg a day. It's brutal on the bones. I'm at least an inch shorter than I was before I started. It was hard on my Achilles tendons, and I wrecked my back and knee, both probably in part due to the effects of prednisone. My eyesight isn't what it used to be, but it's not terrible.

I am on no medication of any type right now. Haven't been on anything for 8 years. No symptoms at all. It's strange. But I'm not going to question it.

 

[keyboard fights]

I said after the bisping fight that gsp took time off to juice and that he would come with some excuse to not fight in order to manage the loss of mass since he’s off his cycle. If he comes back = it will be at 170

idiot confirmed.

 

[Reason]

So it was never HGH gut, just a really inflamed large intestine??

 

[Oooxente]

Its this division wherre that problem exists.....

the MW belt that gsp has around his waste hasnt been defended against a top contender since 2015....

This is why people are anxious for a defense, unification or vacation of the belt.....

There needs to be some damn closure on that belt......some announcemwnt that fixes MW......the UFC lost a top MW because of how messed up things got....

Ok
But that’s NOT Georges fault right?

So the previous champion didn’t want to take risky fights and kept the div. Clogged.
If in 3 months GSP don’t make a statement about what he wants to do it woud be fine to call him on it.
Right now is pure nonsense.
IMO.

 

[Roljo]

So it was never HGH gut, just a really inflamed large intestine??

Not really since the pics were taken a while back whereas his health issues are recent but nice find

 

[Tylerl90]

Colitis is nothing to joke about..

The same jackasses on this forum that actually believe that GSP is somehow just using this as an excuse to not fight Whittaker are the same people who believe the earth is flat, the Holocaust never happened, vaccines are bad for you, etc.

Fucking dipshits.

 

[IvanDrago2.0]

So it was never HGH gut, just a really inflamed large intestine??

No such thing as hgh .. his colitis was due to his massive increase of calories carbs etc which also extended his stomach etc..

 

[IvanDrago2.0]

Colitis is nothing to joke about..

The same jackasses on this forum that actually believe that GSP is somehow just using this as an excuse to not fight Whittaker are the same people who believe the earth is flat, the Holocaust never happened, vaccines are bad for you, etc.

Fucking dipshits.

Gsp wouldn’t duck anyone especially Whitaker who gsp can easily beat

 

[Co-Co Zola]

Genuine question, does ulcerative colitis cause 'bloating' or 'swelling' ? Could that be why GSP at times looks very bloated (what some call a 'HGH gut') ?

 

[what_the_christ]

It's possible for this to be caused by severe bacterial overgrowth due to food poisoning. He needs to take a round of Rifaximin and see if it helps before taking any other drugs.

 

[Satanical Eve]

And he still whooped Bispings ass, with this shit? (No pun intended) lol. Damn.

I remember when he tore his groin against Thiago Alves and in-between rounds he told Greg Jackson about it and Greg was like "Hit him with your groin"

I wonder how GSP would have done against Bisping if he didn't come in to the fight with ulcerative colitis

 

[Ken Oath]

Those alien probes are rough stuff.