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Does anyone else get built up mucus when they run?

grawrrrr
grawrrrr Posts: 336
edited January 6 in Fitness and Exercise
I've been doing C25K and I've noticed that when I run, mucus just kind of overwhelms me. I start feeling it build and build when I'm working hard, so I'm constantly having to SNNNNNNERK and HACK HACK. I have to stop my careful breathing to swallow or I'll get spit tendrils blowin' through my lips.

Needless to say, this is very irritating.

I don't smoke nor do I allow smoking inside my home (outside is fine).
I don't have asthma or any illnesses. I'm not currently sick.

I breathe through my nose and out of my mouth during the running bits.

What gives? Anyone else have this problem?

EDIT: I run at the gym.

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  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
    Bump.
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    Do you have something against spitting?
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
    YUS IT IZ VURY TURRIBAL.

    Of course not. I just don't want to worry about drowning while I run.

    Plus...I run at the gym.
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    Do you have something against spitting?

    I do
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
    edited for double post
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    and yes, I get snot and mucus when I run. I also fart a lot.

    I'm constantly spitting and sometimes I have to snot rocket mid run.

    Oh, at the gym...yeah that sucks.
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
    and yes, I get snot and mucus when I run. I also fart a lot.

    I'm constantly spitting and sometimes I have to snot rocket mid run.

    Oh, at the gym...yeah that sucks.

    Tehe! I was just making sure I wasn't alone in this.

    Anyone wanna shed some light on why it happens?
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Do you have something against spitting?

    I do

    No points, too easy
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Just Spit. You can curtsey while you do, it makes it more ladylike.
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
    Just Spit. You can curtsey while you do, it makes it more ladylike.

    I'm sure my fellow gym mates can appreciate wads o' spit on the floor. :flowerforyou:
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    if it really was that bad, I 'd just hock in a towel mid run. **** other people, do what you gotta do. I rip *** in the middle of squats all the time.
  • tehzephyrsong
    tehzephyrsong Posts: 435 Member
    Oh good, I thought I was just gross. That's most of the reason I've come to prefer outdoor running - the world is my tissue box. I will unabashedly blow my nose into my shirt, or wipe my nose on my hand and then wipe that on my shirt. I'm gonna wash it later anyway, I figure, so it shouldn't matter. At the gym I bring a handkerchief to serve double duty as both a sweat rag and a snot rag. I wish I knew why it happened, because it is gross, but I have no idea how to stop it so I just deal. I figure blowing my nose into my handkerchief (and I always make sure to wipe down the treadmill after, paying special attention to the cupholder the handkerchief was stuffed into) is better than just letting the rivers of mucus run freely over my face and neck and drip all over the treadmill.
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
    if it really was that bad, I 'd just hock in a towel mid run. **** other people, do what you gotta do. I rip *** in the middle of squats all the time.

    :laugh: I may just designate a spit towel. Thanks for the tip!
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    Do you have something against spitting?

    I do

    this is why I swallow.....
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
    Do you have something against spitting?

    I do

    this is why I swallow.....

    Oh, bby! *purrr*
  • Rachelle1016
    Rachelle1016 Posts: 61
    Oh good, I thought I was just gross. That's most of the reason I've come to prefer outdoor running - the world is my tissue box. I will unabashedly blow my nose into my shirt, or wipe my nose on my hand and then wipe that on my shirt. I'm gonna wash it later anyway, I figure, so it shouldn't matter. At the gym I bring a handkerchief to serve double duty as both a sweat rag and a snot rag. I wish I knew why it happened, because it is gross, but I have no idea how to stop it so I just deal. I figure blowing my nose into my handkerchief (and I always make sure to wipe down the treadmill after, paying special attention to the cupholder the handkerchief was stuffed into) is better than just letting the rivers of mucus run freely over my face and neck and drip all over the treadmill.

    This is just so yes.
  • Morgaine_on_the_move
    Morgaine_on_the_move Posts: 228 Member
    I get it, but only when I run outside in the cold. I think it has to do with my exercise-induced asthma, which is a lot worse when the weather is dry and cold. I'm not sure why it would happen to you in the gym, unless you have undiagnosed asthma.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Just Spit. You can curtsey while you do, it makes it more ladylike.

    I'm sure my fellow gym mates can appreciate wads o' spit on the floor. :flowerforyou:

    I have a spit rag when I treadmill run.
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    Just Spit. You can curtsey while you do, it makes it more ladylike.

    I'm sure my fellow gym mates can appreciate wads o' spit on the floor. :flowerforyou:

    I have a spit rag when I treadmill run.

    ^^that's actually a good idea...thanks!! cause yeah....I just swallow...my throat gets dry
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
    Just Spit. You can curtsey while you do, it makes it more ladylike.

    I'm sure my fellow gym mates can appreciate wads o' spit on the floor. :flowerforyou:

    I have a spit rag when I treadmill run.

    Duly noted, people!

    I shall get me a spit rag and spit freely!

    ^_^ Thanks!
  • Gramps251
    Gramps251 Posts: 738 Member
    Don't forget to curtsey. (That was the best post in the thread)
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    I have a bigger problem with it outside but I run in the country so I just spit or blow snot rockets. The only thing I've found that helps with the "wad" I get in my mouth is to brush my teeth right before I go running. I think it's because my mouth gets a bit dry (although water doesn't seem to help) and the toothpaste makes me produce a bit more saliva. I have tried holding a peppermint candy in my cheek which works sometimes.
  • Belinda658
    Belinda658 Posts: 181 Member
    I get it, but only when I run outside in the cold. I think it has to do with my exercise-induced asthma, which is a lot worse when the weather is dry and cold. I'm not sure why it would happen to you in the gym, unless you have undiagnosed asthma.


    I could have written that.
  • impojr
    impojr Posts: 52
    I haven't gotten mucus while running, but when I went running with my sister did. She was all small and cute then SNNNRRRRRKKKKK HRRRRRRRCHHEWWW and it almost scared me. But I do a lot of other things, I fart a lot and pretty sure I have a weird open mouth cross eyed face I get at the 20 minute mark.

    Just remember you don't look pretty to work out, you work out to look pretty ;) !
  • kenhelms17720
    kenhelms17720 Posts: 62
    Yes. Most people do, has to do with the increase in metabolism, respitory rate, etc

    Look at cycling gloves for example, there is a reason most of them have fleece backing ;-)


    If its a bunch though, ask your doctor next time if its possible you have rhinitis.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    I don't smoke nor do I allow smoking inside my home (outside is fine).
    I don't have asthma or any illnesses. I'm not currently sick.

    I breathe through my nose and out of my mouth during the running bits.

    What gives? Anyone else have this problem?
    Give up dairy if you haven't yet.
  • kenhelms17720
    kenhelms17720 Posts: 62
    Give up dairy if you haven't yet.

    This would also most likely occur when you are at rest as well.
    You can try taking an anti histamine to see if it helps(if this happens at rest) however if your concerned about lactose intolerance a medical doc can help confirm it with a glucose, stool and breath test before eliminating whole groups from a diet.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
    I thought it was because I had my adenoids removed when I was 8. When from perpetually plugged nose to perpetually runny nose.
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