The loo calls yet again

[doggytail]

I think I will stick to C25K for the time being instead of bridge to 10k cant seem to get past 6k . No excuses but I do seem to want the loo as soon as I'm into 2k doesn't matter what time I run 🙄

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Perhaps you could benefit from regular Kegel exercises, which will improve your ability to hold in fluids, reducing the frequency of loo visits.

[Hidden]

Yes, IannodaTruffe !

Also...

All the house repair men I've ever met have always insisted on no drinks.

The question is, how long must I/we abstain for?

I will start experimenting and report back.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor in reply to Hidden]

Read this FAQ about hydration before you abstain from drinking. healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[roseabi]

Alongside pelvic floor exercises, you could plan your route to start with a 2k loop that takes you out and then back home. You would then be able to pop indoors, use the loo, then carry on with the rest of your run!

xxx

[doggytail Graduate in reply to roseabi]

😫 its No2s

[roseabi in reply to doggytail]

Pelvic floor work can also help with that! xxx

[doggytail Graduate]

Oops it's not No1s unfortunately its No2s 😫

[Jell6 Graduate]

netdoctor.co.uk/healthy-liv...

This might help.

[doggytail Graduate in reply to Jell6]

Thank you I am devouring it 😁

[Teresafaith Graduate]

I can't even get to 5k anymore!- exactly 20 minutes is my max- then my stomach develops an "EJECT" button!- which is upsetting and very frustrating. I have to limit my runs to 20 minutes near home which is SOOOOOOO annoying - I managed 12k earlier this year but my anxiety about having to stop ( SOMEWHERE!!!)🥴 has made it really difficult - I don't really want to stop in the middle of the industrial estate 😩😩😩- I eat a lot of broccoli, spinach etc and my doc advised cutting it down, but I'm not really prepared to fill myself with white bread and gunk to 'bung me up' !!!!- I do LOADS of pelvic floor excercises but it hasn't helped my back end!- haha. 💩💩💩💩

[doggytail Graduate in reply to Teresafaith]

Talking to someone at the gym this morning he says it affects him just the same but he goes behind a Bush. 🥺 I've not resorted to that yet or doing a Paula Radcliffe 🙄Reading the link someone posted it says caffeine can be a culprit so perhaps I should try to cut down on my coffee before I go😫

Perhaps I will stick to just running round the block then nip home when needs be😁 ...boring

[Chesterlove Graduate]

This is an interesting post because although I’ve not been caught short yet, I’ve been pretty close and it worries me.

[Teresafaith Graduate]

Yes, and the more anxious you get- the worse it is!- cos you're expecting it to happen! - I thought about doing 20 minutes round the block, then home, but I could be half way to my local beach by then!- SOOOOO boring running round in a circle, a dash indoors to the loo then out again!I've tried pretty much everything- running on water only, filling up with carbs the night before and no veg, running in the morning, running in the afternoon- it doesn't make any difference. Boo-hoo

😫

[doggytail Graduate in reply to Teresafaith]

😫😫😫

[Teresafaith Graduate]

GRIM!🤬

[Frenc Graduate]

Same used to happen to me although a bit further in to the run 😊. I’d always have to do a run by the public loos in the middle of town! Now before any length of run I restrict myself to one cup of small coffee and literally a sip of water, then wait a bit. I run first thing, so anything I’ve drunk the day before has been flushed 🤣.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

It's a very common issue and it's been talked about a lot here 🙈🤣

The thing is to keep fluids at a good level to keep everything moving, have a good routine pre-run, for some that's a coffee 30 min before exit, that kind of thing. I find I just need to keep repeating in my head "run time" and as soon as I put my shorts on or gear my body knows it had better get on board!

I've had to resort to a tree once. If you've got to.... you've got to!! 👍🏻🙈🤣

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

Here's another thread where this subject is discussed at some length! You might find some useful tips 👍🏻

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[Rennur Graduate]

You can do shorter circuits near your home. I bet you won't have to go every time you pass on your way to 10K or even more. It's not cheating!