Using Anabolic Steroids for Exercising will Damage Your Liver

If you enjoy exercising you should never use steroids to enhance your performance in any sport nor to enhance your body image; it is not worth it. You could damage your health permanently, your liver amongst other organs.

Patient Case:

A 32-year-old man presented with a seven-day history of nausea, vomiting, and jaundice associated with severe itching. He had no medical history of note and had not taken any prescribed medications for several years. He did not drink alcohol regularly and denied having used recreational drugs, although he eventually admitted having taken 5 mg a day of methandrostenolone for the first time in the previous two months. He stated that he took the drug to enhance his body image.
Blood tests on admission showed bilirubin 651 µmol/L (normal range 0 to 19), alanine aminotranferase 76 IU/L (0 to 45), alkaline phosphatase 262 IU/L (35 to 120), and international normalised ratio 1.3. An extended liver screen (including serological testing for hepatitis A, B, C, and E as well as for cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus, full autoantibody profile, and markers of metabolic liver diseases), abdominal ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography failed to identify any alternative causes. Cholestasis induced by anabolic steroids was diagnosed clinically (after his history of use of anabolic steroids had been ascertained). He was initially treated with ursodeoxycholic acid and observed. He became severely hypertensive on day 2, needing treatment with amlodipine.

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Cycling Aerobics Swimming Yoga Dancing 5 of the 10 Best Exercises for People 50 Plus

It doesn’t matter how old you are to start loving sports and exercise in general. Being healthy and fit is the key to a longer and much happier life.
So, if you are 40, 50, even 60 or 70, it doesn’t matter. There are many outdoor or indoor activities that we all can do to enhance our well-being.

1. Aerobics
2. Brisk walking
3. Cycling
4. Swimming
5. Jogging
6. Treadmill
7. Indoor bike
8. Yoga
9. Dancing
10. Strength trainning

30 to 45 minutes a day of aerobic exercise or activity, five days a week, is the minimum time recommended to get physical benefits, but if you can increase the time, the frequency and intensity, it would be much better for you because it can reduce the risk of chronic disease related to inactivity.

If you haven’t exercised ever in your life and you are over 45 or 50 years old, you might want to pay a visit to your family doctor, have an EKG done, your blood drawn for a general check up, and ask your doctor if it’s OK for you to start an exercise program. If everything is alright then congratulations and begin your new healthy life.