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the adrenaline of a race doesnt help
im lucky if its only cramps
sigh
i always acarry tissues and now have no pride left really
i can "do the deed" in 10 seconds now
Its actually only an issue in a really busy city race like FLM
I really admire you going for FLM Hippo. I won't do it for this very reason and chuck in holidays abroad, races with no shitehouses, eating out (I think I pi55ed the Park Lane Hilton off the other day by not eating any of my 155 quid meal and binned 70 quids worth of booze) and god knows what else.
Someone MUST have doen some looking into the old trots somewhere?
PS by runners trots, do you all mean just a poo, or proper liquidisation of assets and signwrite the pan?
Theres very very little on this in the medical literature
i suppose its not trendy
I suffer from this, but there seems to be no rhyme or reason to how often, when etc. I think it's mainly down to IBS, which for me tends to be stress- rather than diet-related. That said, I'm trying to get used to being an omnivore after 5 years of veganism, and am wondering whether to cut back again on dairy, although I'm now losing my enthusiasm for soya and hate rice milk.
Wheat seems to be the main thing that upsets my tummy - it bloats me and gives me terrible trumps as well as the, erm, other symptoms. I find the only breakfast I'm alright with before a morning run tends to be porridge with honey. I usually have to eat this 1.5-2hrs before running, to make sure I've had a chance to 'go'. Then I usually have to plan my route to make sure I pass a pit-stop.
Sometimes I have no bother at all - what's annoying is the unpredictability. I'm a little bit reluctant to use Immodium, although maybe I might consider it when I start to build up to longer runs (excuse the pun).
it is so unpredictable!!!!!!!
I only use immodium in races-i juszt acccept it in the training runs
I cycle to and from work, around 9 miles, then go out for my run (obviously trying to have a pit stop in between but usually not having success!!). Could the cycling be the cause does anyone think?
Funny, with me it's generally in the morning (in as much as there are any rules). Which means I can only generally do morning runs at weekends, so I've got a long time to wait after breakfast. Pity, as I'm not that keen on running later when there's more traffic about.
The few times I've done any races (am still working up to more!!) I've had to get up REALLY early just to make sure.
The IBS itself is unpredictable - I've been told by several doctors that mine is stress-related, but I still don't always get it when I'm stressed, and sometimes I get it when I don't even think I'm stressed! Agh!
I'm learning to accept the IBS as an annoying feature of my body, and will probably just have to do the same with the trots...
How many Immodium did you have
I remember before I got really into running, going out with my other half really early in the morning - 5.30am in winter when it was still dark. It was only four-mile run overall, but he actually had to sneak into someone's garden to 'go' halfway through (this particular suburb of Sheffield was very leafy, with lots of large shrub-filled gardens). I really didn't understand it at the time, but can quite appreciate the difficulty two years on!
I think you do just have to overcome your inhibitions. Can't be any worse than using festival toilets, although I have serious issues about not being able to wash my hands (obsessive-compulsive runner's personality coming through...)
I found on my long run last Sunday morning that having not drunk alcohol the night before helped (normally have a few drinkies on a Saturday night).
Obviously this is very boring for a weekend (for many people), but the run was way better in terms of lack of gut dodginess. I had a complete absence of the usual 'urge', although I'd still had to do my usual 'eat-breakfast-then-wait-a-long-while-to-see-if-I-can-go-before-leaving-the-house' thing.
Might try the no-dairy-24-hours-before thing, but possibly only for the long Sunday morning runs.
That
is
TRAGIC!!!!!!!!!!
lol hmmm of course there is that downside...I developed quite the taste for chocolate since the beginning of the year (I worked my way through a 1000 gram tin of celebrations in 3 days
) but no more large bag of M & M's for me
lol hmmm of course there is that downside...I developed quite the taste for chocolate since the beginning of the year (I worked my way through a 1000 gram tin of celebrations in 3 days
) but no more large bag of M & M's for me
Its not choc for me-hardly touch the stuff
but i am glad you have found the trigger
no more trotts for you
Ikg of choc sounds-erm-a LOT