‘My pee turned brown like kopi-o kosong’: Lady’s first spin class lands her in A&E, Singapore Information

Desperate to kickstart her health journey, one lady, who goes by the title Gloria, signed up for her first-ever spin class. 

Sadly, as a substitute of wanting ahead to her subsequent session, she stated that she ended up checking into the Accident and Emergency (A&E) division for a muscle situation referred to as rhabdomyolysis. 

She didn’t say which hospital she visited. 

In a TikTok uploaded yesterday (Oct 11), Gloria shared that she had attended the spin class on Friday (Oct 7) and started to really feel some ache the identical night time. 

She initially thought that she had Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), however on Saturday (Oct 8), the ache “acquired worse” and are available Sunday, her urine “turned brown”, she posted. 

Whereas she jokingly in contrast the color of her pee to a cup of kopi-o kosong — black espresso with out sugar — the ache was insufferable to the purpose the place she determined it will be finest to go to a basic practitioner (GP) to get some medicine. 

Nonetheless, she stated her situation turned out to be so critical that she was referred by that GP to go to the A&E. 

There, she stated she was hooked as much as an IV and underwent a blood and urine take a look at.

The assessments revealed that the Creatine Kinase ranges — which is the waste product of muscle damage — in her blood had been abnormally excessive, she stated. 

Gloria stated she was positioned in an commentary ward the place she was hooked as much as extra IV drips. She was then warded, she posted. 

Whereas she shared that she is now feeling higher, she added that the hospital will not be discharging her until tomorrow (Oct 13). 

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Within the feedback, Gloria admitted that she could have gotten rhabdomyolysis as a result of she “cannot cycle” and had “by no means actually used these muscle tissues earlier than”. 

Nonetheless, she additionally stated that she “went sluggish” and didn’t push herself too onerous. 

Some netizens pointed fingers at the instructors for overloading college students who had been of various health ranges.

However Gloria stated that they weren’t accountable because the instructors had even reminded college students to go at a cushty tempo. 

AsiaOne has reached out to Gloria for extra particulars. 

After Gloria shared her story, a number of folks commented that they too have had comparable experiences.

In March final 12 months, a girl referred to as Atrina Lau shared that she almost lost her life after getting rhabdomyolysis. 

She too had attended an indoor biking class and after which, her legs turned “jelly” and she or he was unable to sit down or squat. 

Just like Gloria, Lau solely realised her situation was critical after her urine turned a darkish color. 

The physician additionally instructed her that her case was so extreme that she was even on the danger of kidney failure. 

Final 12 months, The Straits Instances reported that Khoo Teck Puat Hospital saw an increase in rhabdomyolysis cases, with 27 recorded within the first 4 months of 2021. 

Whereas spin lessons aren’t the one explanation for rhabdomyolysis, hospitals famous that there have been “an growing variety of sufferers with spin-induced rhabdomyolysis”, particularly after March 2020. 

Rupeng Mong, a senior advisor within the division, additionally stated then that the situation “could trigger critical problems together with kidney failure and even loss of life”. 

Mong really helpful that it doesn’t matter what is the train, folks “ought to begin with small quantities of train and step by step enhance the frequency, depth and length of bodily exercise over time” to keep away from any exercise-induced accidents.

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