nose bleeds and fainting

I've only had one nose bleed in my life and I think I was in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade. You need to make a doctor's appt. asap. I would also not do anymore running until you go to the doctor. Actually, I don't think you should do anymore working out until you see your doctor.

inner ear problem will not cause nose bleed. Their are clinics that see people on a fee per income basis, so make some calls and get checked

Unfortunately I walk amongst the terminally uninsured, I wouldn't make it past the front door of a doctors office. I did have a blood test done recently and there seem to be no vitamin deficiencies. I'm thinking it could be an inner ear infection. Anyway, thanks for your comments guys.

Find a walk-in clinic, uninsured is no reason to not take care of yourself. You may rack up some bills but most medical clinics especially if part of a hospital will work out payment plans if you do not have insurance. If you are in the US, they are legally not allowed to refuse medical care to anyone. Going to a clinic and paying $50 to maybe up to a couple hundred dollars is much better then having someone call an ambulance when you pass out somewhere and winding up with ER fees.

Go.to.the.doctor. or talk to one of the trainers at the gym. They will probably tell you the same thing. But fainting is no joke. Maybe a trainer can be a witness and give a suggestion.?

The metallic smell and or taste can be from a sinus infection and usually blood will give off a metallic taste/smell. I know you say you're in shape and all but how 'bout have your blood pressure checked regularly? High blood pressure can cause a nose bleed as well as causing you to pass out. Please keep a phone handy or have someone either with you or checking on you a LOT til you figure out what's happening.

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This.

It could be high blood pressure. Get your blood pressure taken asap to rule that out. Obviously as everyone else has said you need to go to the doctor before something potentially more serious happens, thats if it is something serious in the first place which chances are it is not, but it is not worth the risk is it?

Interesting. I have this very same thing (the metallic smell, no fainting as of yet), but only after pushing/pulling at my max on squats or deadlifts.

Kinda makes me look forward to the day when I pull a max effort dead and shoot blood out of my nose onto the mirror on the gym wall.

In some of your recent posts you said you eat 1200 calories a day, run 5-6 miles a day and don't eat back your exercise calories. I think maybe the nose bleeds/fainting could be from high blood pressure from overworking your body and not eating enough? A few years ago I was running daily and not eating enough and had similar fainting spells. good luck and take care of yourself!

In some of your recent posts you said you eat 1200 calories a day, run 5-6 miles a day and don't eat back your exercise calories. I think maybe the nose bleeds/fainting could be from high blood pressure from overworking your body and not eating enough? A few years ago I was running daily and not eating enough and had similar fainting spells. good luck and take care of yourself!

This.

If you live in the north, where it's REALLY cold, you're likely living in a very dry atmosphere from heat, which will cause nosebleeds sometimes. When you run (well, when I run), you tend to really breathe deeply, I'm wondering if your sinus and those tiny capillaries in your nose are dried-out from the heat, then when you stress it by running, it ruptures?

The metalic smell may be your nosebleed blood (which is full of iron) going down the back of your throat (sorry - I know, gross!).

Fainting... Hmmm, are you eating properly, a calorie deficit is OK, but you don't want to over-do it. You really should eat-back your exercise calories!

Have you considered a purchasing humidifier (if you are in a colder area & use heat)?

That said - I agree with pretty-much everyone else, it's worth talking to some medical professional about it.

Michelle,

I'm an avid runner and I do strength training six days a week. I've been running 5-6 miles a day since May. Twice this week I've gotten a metallic smell in my nose about ten minutes after my run and then I faint. I'm wondering if you guys have ever dealt with this and know what might be causing it. I have a very healthy diet and am in good shape so I don't feel it could be the result of what I'm eating.

Make an appointment to see your doctor ASAP and get it checked out by a professional.
Wishing you all the best,

Ben

I just wanted to let you guys know I went to the doctor and they ran all of the blood tests and did a CT and couldn't find anything wrong. I think that's good news, but I'm still having the problem.

Sorry to be so skeptical, but then maybe Im just confused.... but I dont understand how you could, in a span of approximately 11 business hours:

1. Scheduled a doctors appt.
2. Visit the doctor.
3. Make it to the lab. (obviously no 24 hr fast?)
3. Have the lab results back.
4. Have a CT scan scheduled
5. Have the CT pics delivered to a doc.
5 Have the CT scan reviewed
6. Have all the results back for the doctor to conclude there is no problem and no need to continue testing?

.....And all this done over the weekend? My spidey sense says to me....Hmmmmm?

All done with no insurance, which is why she said she couldn't go to the doctor in the first place.

eat some food.