running and...ummmm...the toilet

bonjour24
bonjour24 Posts: 1,119 Member
edited September 26 in Fitness and Exercise
ok, so i've been running for a while now. i've completed c25k, and am now trying to increase my times to build endurance (i'm doing a half marathon in oct).

my biggest issue now is, ummmmm, after i've been running for about 25-30 mins i always seem to need the loo. even if i've been before i left. and i'm always at least 3ks from home. the jolting nudges things loose!!!!!! so i either end up going in the bushes (but i run in the morning and it's all wet and acky) or i just have to walk slowly home, clenching along the way!

what do i do about this? do i eat at different times (as i run in the morning, so should i make lunch my biggest meal?), is there something i should or shouldn't be eating? i'm sure i can't be the only one..... what do i do? i'm willing to try anything, because if i cant get to 6ks i'm going to have problems doing 21!

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  • skinnyack
    skinnyack Posts: 683
    LOL! No help for you there.... totally know what you're talking about though...
  • ratkaj
    ratkaj Posts: 166 Member
    Very VERY VERY common thing, google "the runner's runs" or "the runners trotts" I personally have to take immodium before a race.

    Good luck!
  • butterflyinamber78
    butterflyinamber78 Posts: 49 Member
    This happens to me, too, and alot of the other females in my platoon on morning runs--seems to be just us females breaking for the port-o-johns... If anyone knows why, or how to stop it, that would be great! Also, does this happen to guys? I've yet to see it...
  • BetterCrazyThanLazy
    BetterCrazyThanLazy Posts: 336
    Yep, google - there is a ton of information out there, specifically how to change up your diet to reduce or eliminate the problem.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/runners-diarrhea/AN00376
  • tammydspice
    tammydspice Posts: 102
    happens to me too. When I started running I was "sick" for days after. I have not figured out what to do about it. I have just learned to deal!! let me know if you learn any secrets.

    Tammy
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    I only run if something is chasing me. That's how I avoid this problem.
  • arc918
    arc918 Posts: 2,037 Member
    an imodium before you run might help
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    I only run if something is chasing me. That's how I avoid this problem.

    haha! I'm the same way... but I do get the urge to use the toilet before I see my trainer. So maybe its not just running but personal trainers too!
  • CaptainGordo
    CaptainGordo Posts: 4,437 Member
    Also, does this happen to guys?
    Yes. Yes, it does.
    I've yet to see it...
    I don't think you want to see it. :wink:
  • ImperfektAngel
    ImperfektAngel Posts: 811 Member
    I only run if something is chasing me. That's how I avoid this problem.


    lol
  • NoExcuseTina
    NoExcuseTina Posts: 506 Member
    Bump
  • sweetscorpio17
    sweetscorpio17 Posts: 47 Member
    Change what you are eating before. Eat at least an hour before. Around mile 4 it always use to hit me. Don't eat as much fiber or coffee or bran or something that is known to hit you.

    It's called "runners trot." If you google it there are a lot of other suggestions on what to do.
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