TMI sorry! vomiting and running?

SWEETMAY84
SWEETMAY84 Posts: 66 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi Guys! ok this is a gross one, I am sorry! does anyone has ever gotten sick while on a run? Me! yesterday, warmed up, started jogging, one block, two blocks, started to feel dizzy, stopped and ...well you know...

It was so hard to try to stop myself from doing it! I felt awful! (and embarrassed, thank God it was late and no one saw me) I hope!

WTHeck? ;(
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  • lniber22
    lniber22 Posts: 29 Member
    Only time this ever happened, i was preggo! Are you new to running? Maybe you are pushing yourself to hard to fast?
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    Nope. Can't say that it has happened to me. Had you eaten just prior to running?
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    Are you new to exercise.? Take it slow OP. Keep that fire though to push yourself. I remember the pacer in Grade school and I always felt like throwing up. I never did because I always quit before I did.
  • SWEETMAY84
    SWEETMAY84 Posts: 66 Member
    well, yes and No I have being running for about 3 months... annnnd the baby fabric is closed so...no babies.. lol
  • 1Cor1510
    1Cor1510 Posts: 413 Member
    I have come close a few times, usually happens when I'm pushing myself too hard. If I slow my pace a little, the feeling goes away and I'm fine.
  • SWEETMAY84
    SWEETMAY84 Posts: 66 Member
    I didn't ate because it was around 5 pm, so it was before supper... It never happened to me before, I was wondering if maybe I wasn't breathing enough... or if it was normal! grooooos =(
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Probably ate something that didn't agree with you and the running kicked it in. As you said, at least it was late and no one saw you- life happens.
  • AllieBear88
    AllieBear88 Posts: 170 Member
    I'm emetophobic, so I try to avoid nausea and vomiting in every way possible. HOWEVER, that doesn't mean I'm successful. I've not thrown up from exercising, but I have gagged a few times. Some days, it's during things that I've done before a million times, but my body's all "Hey, Allie, slow down for a second, I'm tired". If it happens again, maybe step back a little. Slow down your pace some for a few days, then slowly move back up to where you were. Your body may be trying to tell you something.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    I don't know.

    Poop or vomit or what?
  • SWEETMAY84
    SWEETMAY84 Posts: 66 Member
    Thank you guys!! I feel better knowing I am not the only one lol I had never hd this happening to me before, and I have done Body Pump, CXW, running...
  • kshadows
    kshadows Posts: 1,315 Member
    I have a couple times...mostly from running too soon after eating or pushing it too hard.
  • SWEETMAY84
    SWEETMAY84 Posts: 66 Member
    kshadows wrote: »
    I have a couple times...mostly from running too soon after eating or pushing it too hard.

    I didn't felt like I was pushing to hard, but again, I might have! the air was cold, so its harder to feel the sweat... I will slow down for a few days!
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    Only once. I ate some pizza before a run and it was hot out.

    Learned my lesson that day. :laugh:
  • 365andstillalive
    365andstillalive Posts: 663 Member
    I've never actually thrown up, but on longer runs where I've pushed myself too hard, I've come close. It's not exactly a great sign and definitely indicates that maybe you should take it a little slower.

    I'd be more concerned though that you got dizzy and then threw up; as someone who has a disorder that causes me to pass out, I know that throwing up is actually one of the body reactions to keep you from doing that. As much as you don't want to eat too close to a workout, you want to make sure your blood sugar levels are okay going into one, so if you hadn't eaten since 11-12 maybe you were just low on the nutrients/calories/sugar your body needs.
  • SWEETMAY84
    SWEETMAY84 Posts: 66 Member
    365andstillalive wrote: »
    I've never actually thrown up, but on longer runs where I've pushed myself too hard, I've come close. It's not exactly a great sign and definitely indicates that maybe you should take it a little slower.

    I'd be more concerned though that you got dizzy and then threw up; as someone who has a disorder that causes me to pass out, I know that throwing up is actually one of the body reactions to keep you from doing that. As much as you don't want to eat too close to a workout, you want to make sure your blood sugar levels are okay going into one, so if you hadn't eaten since 11-12 maybe you were just low on the nutrients/calories/sugar your body needs.

    great advice! thanks...now that you say it, it might have being my blood sugar being low, because it did felt similar to that
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    Times I've come close to barfing while running:
    1.) When I first started running. I had to stop and walk every 0.5 miles or so...and often felt like puking.
    2.) When I'd eaten a heavy meal (eggs and pancakes) right before running...big mistake
    3.) When I was constipated...I didn't puke but felt darn close.

    Never ended up puking but if you're pushing it too hard too fast, just ate, are dehydrated or have a lot of fluid in your stomach...or it's been a while since you pooped...(talk about TMI-LoL, I think most runners don't think there is such a thing)...those could cause nausea/vomiting.
  • Myrmilt
    Myrmilt Posts: 124 Member
    Lol. A long time ago in my life a run was only good if you puked.
    It can be normal if you push it too hard, ate before, or are dehydrated. Or hungover, I don't really recommend running when hungover.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited October 2014
    Throwing up is far less interesting than pooping. It would've been better to read bout pooping,

    I wonder if any runner ever had to run into the woods to let the poop go. I bet it's happened.
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    Myrmilt wrote: »
    Lol. A long time ago in my life a run was only good if you puked.
    It can be normal if you push it too hard, ate before, or are dehydrated. Or hungover, I don't really recommend running when hungover.

    AMEN...horrible HORRIBLE idea...hung over and dehydrated usually go hand in hand.
  • enterdanger
    enterdanger Posts: 2,447 Member
    I've never vomited from exercise. But I always like the first week or two of biggest loser when they make those people exercise til they puke!
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    Throwing up is far less interesting than pooping. It would've been better to read bout pooping,

    I wonder if any runner ever had to run into the woods to let the poop go. I bet it's happened.

    Have come REALLY CLOSE...very uncomfortable feeling.

  • mad_lifting_runner
    mad_lifting_runner Posts: 37 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    Throwing up is far less interesting than pooping. It would've been better to read bout pooping,

    I wonder if any runner ever had to run into the woods to let the poop go. I bet it's happened.

    I came VERY close yesterday on mile 3 of what was supposed to be a 5 miler; felt like my entire body was about to fall out through my as*cough*le.

    Ran home instead...gravity didn't help matters much at all. Glad I made it. :neutral_face:

  • Myrmilt
    Myrmilt Posts: 124 Member
    Actually, yes, Kalikel, I have had the poop issue while running and so have others I ran with. I will admit it, there are some unglamorous parts of exercising.
    Most common was bladder issues.


    It generally involved a pit stop, and doing your business and then running fast to catch up.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Make sure you're not pushing yourself too hard, and if you aren't, then look into hypoglycemia. I get really nauseous and dizzy after I run unless I eat some sugar.
  • JenniDaisy
    JenniDaisy Posts: 526 Member
    edited October 2014
    haha, Oh yeah vomiting has happened, twice. :confounded: I just ran away from the puddle.
    But that was how I found out I can't eat anything before a run.
  • jnord8729
    jnord8729 Posts: 234 Member
    I have done it before. More than once. When you work out hard, your body pulls blood from other sources to feed the heart, lungs, and working muscles. Your stomach is somewhere it pulls from. If there is too much solid material in there for your stomach to manage after blood is diverted away, it gets rid of it.

    On the plus side, you run till you throw up, you'd be amazed at how much easier running gets after
  • TheBrolympus
    TheBrolympus Posts: 586 Member
    I have to wait at least 2-3 hours after eating before running. Especially if I am going to push the pace or I will throw up.
  • 12_oz_Curls
    12_oz_Curls Posts: 140 Member
    Old saying it the Marine Corps: "If you ain't puking, you ain't running fast enough." That being said, it could have been from any number of things, and it's just a part of life. And to the comment about pooping on a run? I've seen that happen a few times.
  • SWEETMAY84
    SWEETMAY84 Posts: 66 Member
    look at me all worried about TMI and vomiting! ahhhh I love this forum lol
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    So glad I read all this. When the heat/humidity breaks here, I'm planning to see if I can run. Maybe do a couch to 5K thing. If I can. Tiny dream.

    I'll be sure to watch when/what I eat and make sure I am never too far from a potty!!

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