Have to pee while running?

I go pee right before running, and I drink then too.

I don't. I did a 10 mile run today, and went out shortly after getting up in the morning with no food or drink. I used to take a water bottle with me, but worked out that I run better fasted.

^^ this ^^ I run fasted too, and if I do eat, it's oatmeal 2 hours before at the very earliest. Make good hydration a habit.

I am very, very careful about what I eat/drink before a run... learned that lesson the hard way. Visiting the trees when you are running w/ a group is embarrassing. Before a run I have (this is a ritual, mind you) one serving of grits and one cup of coffee. This is one to 1 1/2 hrs before the run. This gives things a chance to move through the "system". No more embarrassment. Problem solved.

Have one glass before you run, then take a water bottle and sip during the run...
obviously bathroom before the run! You should be fine! :bigsmile:

One of the keys is staying hydrated ALL the time. If I am not fully hydrated and I drink a lot before/during a workout I have to make some 4 trips to the bathroom later.

On the other hand, if I'm doing my 8 glasses daily, I usually don't have too much of a problem with urinary interruptions. And the folks saying one glass before a run are correct - you'll probably have better results that way.

I always go before I run, I don't overload with fluids before I run but when it is really hot I take a water bottle with me. I have had to stop and pee before but fortunately it was in a place where I could hide in the bushes

I eat very little before running. I do not drink very much before running either, but I am a very hydrated person in general, as I only drink water and carbonated water. I would recommend drinking less prior to running. I would imagine you can feel all that water in your stomach which must make for an uncomfortable run!

Thanks for your responses!

I'm surprised so many people don't drink much (if anything) before running. I have tried that before but I got so thirsty and dizzy.

Maybe I need to drink more water overall...

At this time of year, I probably wouldn't bother with water, but when it's hot, I carry water or better yet, an electrolyte drink. I don't tank up before, because then I get a stomach cramp a couple of blocks down the road, just drink 8-12 ounces.

How much water do you drink every day? Soda pop is dehydrating, so you might want to think about drinking it less often. I mean, you can do what you want, but once I heard a lady talking about skin care and make-up, and she said that soda pop is really bad for the skin because of it being dehydrating. You've probably noticed the cute little cup of water at the bottom of the food diary page. See if you can make 8 eight-ounce cups a day, but not right before a run. That's like drinking a bunch of water right before bed! LOL!

I don't know much about green tea, since I never drink it, but what I do know is that it is superior to black tea in so many ways, and has a lot of good properties, like antioxidants. I believe it is pretty low in caffeine, which is also a diuretic, but only in large quantities, according to the Mayo Clinic, so it's probably not an issue, and way better than soda! So you might try drinking that more often during the week.

I'm not going to tell you what to do, but if I were you, I would try to work toward having soda only on special occasions, like a party or a movie night or something, instead of regularly. I don't know how much you are spending on it (dispensing machines are more costly than buying a 6-pack or a 12-pack or by the liter), but maybe you could save the money you would have spent on it and do something fun with it, like buy a cute bikini or something for the body you're working toward, or go to an event that you would otherwise not do because of funds.

Just pee outside? I guess this depends where you run, i walk and run outside in areas. seven day hike and you have to go outside so i have kinda got over that fear. However yeah if your in a street then i'd say hold it in and walk back sharpish!

I run where there is a loo so I don't need to worry, but I make sure I have nothing to drink about an hour before I run...so now I run about 10am & that way I'm all good.

But then I have a problem even when I don't drink so I wear a incontinence pad while running just in case it starts without me.

Yea, I'm guilty of drinking glasses and glasses of water at a time, but I know you're only supposed to sip.

I have learned to hydrat the dau before. So I do not to drink so much begore a race. I don' t know if that will be helpful. Gooc luck.