A wee problem

[JennyChan]

Any suggestions??

[Irishprincess Graduate]

What's the problem?

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Too cryptic for accurate responses.

Don't be shy. If you have a problem, ask a straight question.

[Razouski]

This is a delicate subject but I think I know how you feel. I run in the morning so make sure I drink plenty of fluid the night before. Then in the morning when I wake I visit the bathroom then I just have a small mug of tea before getting my running gear on. After that I do my warm up stretches and just before I leave the house, empty out again in the downstairs loo. I don't take water with me on the run, but as soon as I get back have a glass .

Pelvic floor exercises come in handy if you're worried about leakage, and my friend uses panty liners.

I can now safely run for an hour. 🤓👍🏽

[JennyChan Graduate in reply to Razouski]

Thank you for the advice!!

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

It seems like you ladies are more intuitive than us lumpen men.

One thing that needs stressing is good hydration. The NHS recommend that you drink at least 1.2 litres per day. If you are exercising you need considerably more. We are all different but I drink in excess of twice that recommendation daily, with intake spread throughout the day.

It is crucial as a runner, otherwise you are likely to suffer cramps, heavy legs and muscle pain as well as possible headaches. If you don't drink enough, your blood is thicker and your heart has to work harder and transport of oxygen to muscles is reduced.

Many people do not drink enough............runners have to.

[womblejogger Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

wow, just described me there with the heavy legs... must get drinking more ...

[Maztink]

Since graduation I have noticed a definite improvement in my pelvic floor. Hope you do too!

[mfamilias Graduate]

I agree with all the advice that's been given, and would add that the problem can improve through weight loss for some people, that diuretics like coffee should be avoided in the hours before you run, and that pelvic floor exercises are a good idea in the long run, or even physiotherapy, because it is annoying in so many other things other than running. I try to go to the loo right before running, and have no qualms about nipping behind a bush if needed. The combined weight of my three offspring blowing through my anatomy caused mass subsidence of my pelvic floor, which is now located somewhere between the ground floor and the basement.