Strong urge to use the bathroom during a run:

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  • carliekitty
    carliekitty Posts: 303 Member
    Every now and then i get this feeling as well. I have actually clenched and run for miles. I made it home to! Now i am a super early morning runner and don't eat before a run, so i run on a fasted state which works wonders for me.
  • PottsvilleCurse1925
    PottsvilleCurse1925 Posts: 354 Member
    I heard it's common for distance runners.

    runner-diarrhea.jpg

    Based on info from Mayo Clinic:

    "Runner's diarrhea is characterized by frequent, loose bowel movements during or immediately after a run. Runner's diarrhea is most common in long-distance runners.

    The cause of runner's diarrhea isn't clear. Contributing factors likely include the physical jostling of the organs, decreased blood flow to the intestines, changes in intestinal hormone secretion and pre-race anxiety and stress. What is clear is that food moves more quickly through the bowels of athletes in training. "
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    But wait, you guys, I don't actually ever pass waste when I stop and use the facilities. If it were a matter of just needing to poop, I'd start figuring out ways to get that poop done before the workout. It's just really strange to me that it FEELS like I need to poop, but then I don't/can't.

    I think I will work on strengthening the muscles in that area anyway, as someone suggested the kegels, just in case the muscles are relaxing and giving me the feeling even though there's nothing in there.


    Again, thanks everyone for the suggestions! Normally I'm the one all up in these threads rippin' jokes, but I actually needed info this time!
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    I just love the tmi threads! :love:

    Are you regular? If not, try making refrigerator oatmeal for breakfast. I use 1/3 cup oats, 1 1/2 tsp chia seeds, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, 1/2 cup non fat, no sugar greek yogurt, 1/4 cup skim milk. Mix it up the night before and breakfast is ready when you get up.

    Wake up, drink 2 cups of coffee, eat your daily oatmeal and you'll poop. If that doesnt work, drink a tall glass of water. (1-2 hrs before running)

    Well, that works for me anyway I rarely poop any other time than that and I run daily.

    Hopefully that helps. Good luck!
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Thanks for the tips! I am regular, quite consistent as well. I normally get up in the morning, have some coffee and relieve myself. Occasionally I will have another small movement in the mid-morning, after breakfast. My workouts usually happen around lunch time, and I do them before I eat lunch.
  • Anthonydaman
    Anthonydaman Posts: 854 Member
    Same happens to me, but I run on a treadmill so I am not too far from the facilities.
  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
    But wait, you guys, I don't actually ever pass waste when I stop and use the facilities. If it were a matter of just needing to poop, I'd start figuring out ways to get that poop done before the workout. It's just really strange to me that it FEELS like I need to poop, but then I don't/can't.

    I think I will work on strengthening the muscles in that area anyway, as someone suggested the kegels, just in case the muscles are relaxing and giving me the feeling even though there's nothing in there.


    Again, thanks everyone for the suggestions! Normally I'm the one all up in these threads rippin' jokes, but I actually needed info this time!

    Yep, just the feeling not the result is why I think it is the muscles. Like I said, besides kegels try squats and getting off the treadmill :)
  • Doodlewhopper
    Doodlewhopper Posts: 1,018 Member
    Her body shutdown, she lost all control & she lost the race within the last few feet. A real heart breaker.

    Julie Moss competing in the 1982 Hawaii Ironman Triathlon

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbWsQMabczM
  • tiffd1000
    tiffd1000 Posts: 93
    Running makes me have to poop sometimes LOL I don't get it either..
  • PatrickSwayzesGhost
    PatrickSwayzesGhost Posts: 300 Member
    CAUTION

    Apparently, poop talk is "vulgar" and can earn you a warning from the site moderators. :grumble:
  • Newf77
    Newf77 Posts: 802 Member
    I had the same experience when I first got back to running, I now down a glass of water and wait about 15 minutes and things get movin'. My running partner always has one or two bowel movements during our runs. Dang dog just could careless that I have to pause and pick it up then carry it to the next waste deposit point.
  • Mustang_Susie
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    Adrenaline
    Released while running
    Causes fight or flight response
    Hence urge to defecate
    Without actually needing to go
  • PatrickSwayzesGhost
    PatrickSwayzesGhost Posts: 300 Member
    Mods are too busy issuing warnings for taking about farts and poop to worry about this kind of thing.
    POOP IS A DIVISIVE TOPIC!
    Best suited for groups, I guess. Yeesh.

    Also, I wrote "taking", when it should have been "talking". Dammit...
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    I really should have put this in a group!!!



    HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEA!!
  • PatrickSwayzesGhost
    PatrickSwayzesGhost Posts: 300 Member
    REDACTED FOR MY SAFETY
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Trying to figure out whether the mods missed one of the nasty troll comments, or felt that it was okay to leave it. Hmm...

    They're too busy with my apparently non-relevant to the thread gif to worry about the posts that are attacking and insulting another user. Priorities.


    EDIT TO ADD: TRY DRINKING MORE COFFEE PRIOR TO YOUR RUN. <
    My RELEVANT contribution.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I really should have put this in a group!!!



    HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEA!!
    DIVISIVE!

    And thank you, doll!!!

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