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Crazy sinus issues after intense outdoor running!
rumplesnat
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Posted this on the fitness/exercise forum...hoping to get some more feedback here. Thanks!
~Kelly
Hey, I'm hoping I can get some insight and relief for this bizarre phenomenon that happens to me after a hard outdoor run.
About 5 minutes after my run, I start sneezing a lot. I then get intense sinus pain and pressure and a runny nose which lasts for at least 24 hours. It's a miserable sinus issue, but no fever, aches, wheezing, headache, or anything else.
A bit more information:
I have run 3 5Ks and it has happened after each one. Two races in cooler fall weather, one in the summer. On my run today, I challenged myself to run up 2 really steep hills and I'm experiencing this sinus issue now. I have allergy induced asthma, but show NO signs of asthma during these episodes or while running. I do HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) running on my treadmill and have never experienced this afterwards. I take allergy medication daily. Any other time I run outside, I am fine. They are not as intense runs as the 5K or the crazy hill run I did today, but they are about the same distance (2-3 miles) for 30 minutes or so, yet I have zero issues.
I am really stumped as to why this happens and am bummed out that it has put a real damper on my day and will likely make me miserable tomorrow as well.
OTC sinus meds don't seem to help with relieving the symptoms, either.
Please help!
~Kelly
Hey, I'm hoping I can get some insight and relief for this bizarre phenomenon that happens to me after a hard outdoor run.
About 5 minutes after my run, I start sneezing a lot. I then get intense sinus pain and pressure and a runny nose which lasts for at least 24 hours. It's a miserable sinus issue, but no fever, aches, wheezing, headache, or anything else.
A bit more information:
I have run 3 5Ks and it has happened after each one. Two races in cooler fall weather, one in the summer. On my run today, I challenged myself to run up 2 really steep hills and I'm experiencing this sinus issue now. I have allergy induced asthma, but show NO signs of asthma during these episodes or while running. I do HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) running on my treadmill and have never experienced this afterwards. I take allergy medication daily. Any other time I run outside, I am fine. They are not as intense runs as the 5K or the crazy hill run I did today, but they are about the same distance (2-3 miles) for 30 minutes or so, yet I have zero issues.
I am really stumped as to why this happens and am bummed out that it has put a real damper on my day and will likely make me miserable tomorrow as well.
OTC sinus meds don't seem to help with relieving the symptoms, either.
Please help!
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