Yesterday I ate very little fiber drank plenty of water to prepare for my week 7 run3.
Set off feeling positive 20 mins into the run the dreaded stomach cramps, just managed to complete the 25 minutes as i got to the leisure centre and dashed to the loo.
Met up with some friends on my way out was asked if i wanted to go brisk walking. As i hadnt done my cool down walk i went off with them .
Would you believe it 20 mins again stomach churning I broke away from my friends and just made it home.
I'm beginning to think i will never make a longer distance runner.
The good news is i completed week 7
Week 8 here i come...hopefully
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I’m absolutely no expert but did suffer with this myself. I generally run early mornings so I make sure I drink plenty the day before - when I think I’ve had enough, I have one more glass and then take on more water first thing before I get changed to go out.
Also for me, I think nerves/anticipation/apprehension seemed to have an effect - especially when it was a time or distance new to me. What helped me (which I read about somewhere) was a bit of mindfulness on the warm up walk - just taking time to think of three things I am grateful for that day. This sort of thing doesn’t suit everyone I know, but it definitely calms me down and seems to have worked … so far 🙂
sounds so frustrating and uncomfortable. Have you had this happen a lot before? I asked my running friends if she noticed her bowel habits changed as she ran more as I’d noticed that my need to go the loo has increased and can sometimes wake me up very early 🙄 she said it’s just everything is moving more quickly through our bodies due to the extra exercise.
I'm so glad you've brought this up. I have the same problem and sometimes I'm happy to have missed it on the run, only to get it badly an hour later when walking the dog. I spoke to my GP and he could only suggest cycling instead of running. I've more or less cut out coffee and I think that helped a little (definitely helped the bladder). Someone put a link on here previously that addressed runners trots and it was helpful, but I still have the problem quite often.
I'm about 3 coffees a month. I've turned them into treats that I look forward to. Routes with public loos, or very isolated works too......
Hope we both conquer it. Although it is quite common I think, but not talked about. At 12 mins 30 secs here, they say to expect it though youtu.be/BPwx5BHICgg
A couple of weeks ago when I was nearly home after a long run,I stopped to chat with a friend and those dreaded stomach cramps started I made my excuses and ran off got homejust in time. Its so difficult to deal with. For me I think I've worked out too much bread causes problems. If you think it could be food related a food diary may narrow down the problem. But as others have said so many things can be the cause.
this is a very common issue especially for new runners. There is a very long thread on here relating to it which I will try to add.
From my personal experiences;
Coffee is a strong laxative however if your tolerance is high it won't be as effective.
The key is to train your body into visiting the loo enough times before you head out. I did this by thinking or even saying out loud, heading out running, now is the time, and visualise the run motion.
Also some home exercises beforehand, stretches that include bending over or down repeatedly.
Once fully "run trained" you should find as soon as you get your gear on you can take care of business before going out for the fun part! 👍🏻😁
If it's picolax you'll be making a sprint for the loo within 15 seconds of taking it.
I won't link it directly here, but there's a rather funny and graphic account from a Scouser about preparing for a colonoscopy if you search for "the picolax thread returns singletrackworld.com"
I read an article last week that said running in compression socks can help with this - can’t recall all the details but from what I remember it said they push the blood back upwards which can help.?
Thanks for the link. Unfortunately I can't read more than that headline and intro text as the site's subscriber-only. It appears to be referring to long runs and marathons, so it would be interesting to see if it might be relevant for C25K type runs.
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