nausea after working out -help

It could be dehydration. I get nauseous after a run in hot humid weather sometimes. Especially if you sweat a lot, it could be electrolytes...try a few sips of a sports drink (they are high calorie though so don't go crazy), or what I do is have a few sips of pickle juice...all the salt replenishes what I lost, it has no calories, and I feel better very very quickly.

It could also be that you ate a heavy meal too close to your workout.

It could also be low blood sugar...especially if have gone a long while without eating anything.

But it is common...nothing to worry about.

Oh my, I feel for you, have been there many times....The problem could be many things....It
could be dehydration, which can happen easily if you don't watch the water intake/sweat ratio........could be you ate too soon before.......or it could be that you didn't eat enough....or as simple as that the food you put in didn't have the right nutrients to fuel you....when I get pukey while working out, I put on the brakes, and take a nice chug of chocolate milk, or have a quick apple....just something to fill that spot, and lend my body the extra fuel it's begging for.....Then get back to it! Good luck!

Good girl, go easy....you have the rest of your life and his to workout, take your time xo

thia19 wrote: »

Well the water I have been drinking, I did have dinner twenty minutes before I started my cardio. I had a small bowl of special k cereal. Nothing heavy, but thank you for the advice.

If you do 40 minutes of cardio, depending on the conditions and intensity you may sweat a lot. If you do, and keep drinking water you replace the fluid you lost (so you won't be dehydrated) but it doesn't replace all the electrolytes (sodium, potassium, etc). That's why sports drinks or pickle juice or coconut water (other people use other things...there are many options) can help (if that is the issue).

Also, too much water WHILE exercising can also make some people nauseous.

A small bowl of cereal isn't heavy. But try experimenting with the timing though. Maybe have it an hour before instead of 20 minutes before. If the food is the issue, you just need to find what timing works best for you. If you are exercising intensely, all the blood is diverted away from your stomach to feed the muscles you are using. That can sometimes result in nausea if your stomach was trying to digest something because that process gets interrupted.

Also, some people can't exercise on an empty stomach (like before breakfast or even after several hours of not eating) without feeling a little nauseous. I think this is because of low blood sugar. However, others have no problem doing this. We're all a little different, so you just need to find the food timing, water, electrolyte combination that works best for you...a little trial and error.