Problem Jogging

hilarypech
hilarypech Posts: 5 Member
edited November 24 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm using the couch to 5k app and am almost at the end, but I've been having a problem recently. Due to the snow, I've been jogging indoor on a treadmill. Almost every day I have to stop my jog in order to defecate urgently. I'm not sure what I'm going to do when it's spring because I can't run home halfway through my jog to use the toilet. The jogging seems to cause the urgency of the matter. Does anyone have any suggestions to reduce #2 urges while jogging?

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  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    It's common. For me, timing is everything -- no food two hours before a run.
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
    Jogging is a natural laxative. (This can be both good and bad.) I've had the same experience, and I can only say that it seems to get better over time as your body gets used to it. I've varied my timing and preparation and things have gotten a lot better.
  • hilarypech
    hilarypech Posts: 5 Member
    I generally run around 7:30 am and fast between 6 pm the night before and 8am the next day.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    hilarypech wrote: »
    I generally run around 7:30 am and fast between 6 pm the night before and 8am the next day.

    You need to go to the toilet before you start running... so you might need to start running a bit later if yiu cant go before you start. Maybe try less fibre the day before you run?
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    Totally normal
  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    hilarypech wrote: »
    I generally run around 7:30 am and fast between 6 pm the night before and 8am the next day.

    It's possible that your body is just not a fan of early morning exercise, if you haven't had a chance to "go" first.

    Do you have to workout at 7:30? Any leeway to get a cup of coffee in you first, get that out of the way, and then run?
  • UltraVegAthlete
    UltraVegAthlete Posts: 667 Member
    Confession time! Since I go in the morning when it’s still dark out, i usually hop on into the woods and poo. I know, ew. But I feel so much better after! I go right before I run, too. But sometimes my body is just like “time to go!”
  • parachute_hoot
    parachute_hoot Posts: 21 Member
    UltraVegAthlete wrote: »
    Confession time! Since I go in the morning when it’s still dark out, i usually hop on into the woods and poo. I know, ew. But I feel so much better after! I go right before I run, too. But sometimes my body is just like “time to go!”

    Do you bring toilet paper and hand sanitiser? And a doggy bag to scoop it up after?
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    UltraVegAthlete wrote: »
    Confession time! Since I go in the morning when it’s still dark out, i usually hop on into the woods and poo. I know, ew. But I feel so much better after! I go right before I run, too. But sometimes my body is just like “time to go!”

    My mom has IBS and often needs to poo in the woods while on a walk. She always brings toilet paper with her.

    I have a tiny bladder and often need to pee, so I bring TP as well.
  • UltraVegAthlete
    UltraVegAthlete Posts: 667 Member
    parachute_hoot wrote: »
    UltraVegAthlete wrote: »
    Confession time! Since I go in the morning when it’s still dark out, i usually hop on into the woods and poo. I know, ew. But I feel so much better after! I go right before I run, too. But sometimes my body is just like “time to go!”

    Do you bring toilet paper and hand sanitiser? And a doggy bag to scoop it up after?

    Oh totally. I bring the extra thick, soft TP. And of course my handy dandy gallon of hand sanitizer. Can’t forget that shovel, too!
  • BecMarty14
    BecMarty14 Posts: 351 Member
    I did my first years of marathon training in a neighborhood that was under construction; I knew the location of every portable (chemical) toilet. It was very handy..
    I found that having a very predictable routine
    helped. You will get to know and appreciate your body very well.
    The good part is that races usually have restrooms.
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