How to prevent bowel movements when running

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  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    First, yes, this is a thing. It is commonly known as runner's trots. Never trust a fart while running.

    I read an article a while back saying that dehydration could be a cause - so first of all, make sure you are hydrated. This includes pre-hydration which is something I learned from a friend who was stationed in the Middle East. If they knew they had a day of heavy activity coming up, they made sure to drink a lot of water the day before and that morning so they would be completely hydrated.

    Also, if I eat anything pre-race it's usually a peanut butter and banana sandwich. Nice mix of carbs with some protein mixed in and the banana has the added effect of being constipating.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    Wait...what? Is this a thing? People actually poop while they're running? I see how one could get the urge...but they actually do it? While running?? :huh:

    Yup. And if you're racing for time every second counts. I personally don't think I could do it, not unless it was completely and totally out of my control.

    Peeing myself on the other hand I would totally do.

    ETA: It's one thing to do it when you're running a marathon. Quite another if it happens on the treadmill at the gym.:laugh:
  • TheLongRunner
    TheLongRunner Posts: 688 Member
    And this is why long distances are intimidating. "Hey, I've got this great healthy activity that will make you crap yourself in public."
    Don't forget the bleeding nipples.

    And don't forget about losing toenails! Gotta love that too...
  • TheLongRunner
    TheLongRunner Posts: 688 Member
    Clench.
    Wish this worked...but it doesn't work. LOL I speak from experience....
  • EmilyOfTheSun
    EmilyOfTheSun Posts: 1,548 Member
    Depends.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
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    :laugh: :laugh: God, how I wish this worked!
  • karenertl
    karenertl Posts: 271 Member
    Enema ..:bigsmile:

    How's listening to a skinny white guy rap going to help?

    water . . . all over my monitor and keyboard with this one. excellent post.

    :laugh: I got a good kick out of this, too!
  • Doodlewhopper
    Doodlewhopper Posts: 1,018 Member
    aren't these type of shorts loose so it can just fall right out???

    Clinton-Gore-Running-5.jpg

    With those two you would need much looser shorts!
  • HardcoreP0rk
    HardcoreP0rk Posts: 936 Member
    runinng also makes all your toenails fall out.

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    that used to be my life...


























    ...I switched to 5ks
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    I can't believe no one's posted this yet...
    Oops_I_Crapped_My_Pants_Diapers.jpeg
  • Doodlewhopper
    Doodlewhopper Posts: 1,018 Member
    I started this thread before I saw this one -

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1054945-malicious-fecal-distribution
  • TheBitSlinger
    TheBitSlinger Posts: 621 Member
    Wait...what? Is this a thing? People actually poop while they're running? I see how one could get the urge...but they actually do it? While running?? :huh:

    Back in high school, I was watching an Iron Man competition when one of the female competitors lost control of her bowels. My last session with the shrink is next week.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Wait...what? Is this a thing? People actually poop while they're running? I see how one could get the urge...but they actually do it? While running?? :huh:

    You don't really want pictures do you?
  • BioMechHeretic
    BioMechHeretic Posts: 128 Member
    **** happens. Literally. People shouldn't be so put off by natural bodily functions. It happens when over exerting yourself. (In a race, during training keep that **** in check)
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member


    ETA: It's one thing to do it when you're running a marathon. Quite another if it happens on the treadmill at the gym.:laugh:

    This could explain the looks I get at the gym...
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    I started this thread before I saw this one -

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1054945-malicious-fecal-distribution

    It's there. Video evidence of the running poop.
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Check the thread "malicious fecal distribution" for one solution.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,963 Member
    I remember reading that the first female winner of the Boston marathon was mortified by having diahrrea in the last stage of the race. She squirted some water onto her legs before ascending the podium, if I remember the interview correctly.

    Might doing a colonoscopy prep the afternoon prior help? Don't know how that might interefere with any attempts at carb loading.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    How can one run a long race without having the urge to go.

    I cut back on my fibre for a day or two leading up to the race (longest so far is half-marathon & I don't even stop for a pee break). Your body gets used to it as your runs get longer leading up to the race.
  • jamiek917
    jamiek917 Posts: 610 Member
    during a 10K i once almost detoured to a strip mall or a fast food joint... but clenching sufficed.
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    No joke... tears rolling down my face as I read this.

    LMAO

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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