Painful to urinate following Cycling

ndone

Since my son learned to ride his bike he always finds it hard & painful to urinate following cycling for a period of time. He is now 10 & still having the same problem. Yesterday he rode for 30 mins & then could not urinate properly & was in pain for 2-3 hours. After that he was completely normal again urinating without discomfort. We asked the doctor, he was puzzled & had no explanation. Can anyone help??

We are going to try & see if we can buy a gel filled saddle (if such a thing exists?)

I fel sorry for him as all his friends are out now in the summer holdays on there bikes.

redvee

Maybe tilt the nose of the saddle down slightly, thought this only works if they are seated all the time and kowing kids on their bikes they are on and off them all the time.

penugent

Is he well hydrated? I know 30mins shouldn't cause dehydration, but if he is doing a lot of running around as well as the cycling it may be worth making sure that isn't the problem.

Blonde

Don't get a 'gel' saddle! 'Gel' doesn't mean anything and usually they are far too soft (you sink into the padding and onto the hard plastic beneath making things worse, not better). He might benefit from a firm, supportive saddle with a hole in the middle which reduces pressure on perennial nerve if that is the cause of the problem. Sitting on soft tissue rather than on his 'sit bones' might also cause this so he may need to alter his bike position - in terms of saddle height and the 'reach' to the handlebar. I don't know how much you know about setting up a bike, but Sheldon Brown's website will almost certainly have something about it.

I'd agree that he should also make sure he is drinking enough - perhaps he could try a re-hydration drink such as 'nuun' or 'zym' when cycling in hot weather - they both contain no calories or sugar of any kind, just mineral 'salts' that the body loses through sweat and which cannot be replaced by drinking plain water alone.