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I was talking with someone at my running club. She is 130% convinced that Artichoke tablets have sorted her out. She said she had horrendous problems and had tried everything. low fat diet, high fat diet, no fruit, milk, wheat everything however artichoke tablets have sorted her out. She now has no problems.
She did say it takes about a month to start working after starting to take them though.
May be worth giving it a go.
This is such a common problem. Apparently over 50% of runners suffer.
Interested to know how people get on.
Good luck for Sunday and don't pull out. There are lots of suggestions that people have posted that might help and more information in some of the articles.
Have a good race!
4 Pit stops in 13 miles ☺
thanks for the support.
I managed to get round the 10k on Sunday with no stomach problems, helped by some tips posted here and Immodium
yay !!
going to my local health food shop today in search of artichoke tablets.
a) not overindulging the night before
b) emptying bowels right before the race
sorts it out pretty effectively!
But I guess it is very much an individual thing.
Everyone on this [year old] thread has the same issues as me!
Hello from the frozen tundra of Wisconsin, USA.
I will give the Aloe a try...and then perhaps press my doc to write a script for the Lomotil.
I have tried EVERYTHING without success.
*sigh*
...somthing else to try
I need to 'evacuate' every other mile or so, and it DRIVES ME BATTY!
On the advice of my doctor, I tried the imodium trick for two of my runs this week:
took 2 on monday evening, then one more on tuesday morning....then ran 4 miles on the TM at noon with NO PIT STOPS.
then took another imodium on weds morning, went snowshoeing and lifted weights after work [I never have the urge other than when running] without issue
took another imodium thursday morning and did a 7 miler in the afternoon....had to stop in a local school at mile 2, and was fine after that.
I also started drinking 2 oz daily of the aloe juice; perhaps the combination has worked at "slowing me down"
today I have a bike spin on tap and am not taking imodium, to give my bod a break
good luck
Take immodium for races and sometimes if I am out with a group to save embarrassment, have tried all sorts of changes to diet, but no luck.
Just keep tissues with you and plan your routes carefully
I live in london and often get this problem, but it's not as bad if I run in the countryside.
Psychological??
I went through a spell where I was having terrible trouble with my guts. I did a bit of research and found out that too much fructose could be the culprit. I used to have a large bottle of Orange Juice first thing every morning, then snack on raisins and would suffer on my lunchtime run. I cut both out and that solved the problem.
I have tried it for 2 weeks, with only minimum change...slows things down, but I still have a horrid sense of urgency and often still have accidents.
Why do still I love to run so much even with all of this going on?
I am truly an odd duck.
Adopt-a-Bush campaign...where do I send my tax deductible donations?
so, guide me and my tissues to the 'another nice mess' thread....what forum?
I've suffered this too. However I have found a course of acupuncture helpful. Not cheap but it worked for me.
Only solution which helps is the one I mention above about going for a run around home,popping home as required and then out again, sometimes I still have to go when out, but it does seem to help - neighbours must think I am mad, but they probably do anyway.
Tried all sorts of diets, with no luck, take Lomotil for races and when I am doing a run with a group and don't want the embarrassment of stopping.
Whizzy
hi all,
well this is still a problem for me. I have cut out brown bread which has helped. I have to make sure i got a public toilet on route. normaly a mile into my run. Its a pain and i realy wish i could control it.
I keep on anything with too much fibre but somtimes it just happens. not much i think we can do about it? i dont get it so much on race day. as nervos make sure i am on the toilet before the race.
I dont think their is any easy answer,, i just love running toooooooo much
Buttercups
Like you I don't want to give up running, I run with others and have had to admit to this embarassing problem, but somehow that helped to make it a bit better, may be it makes be run more relaxed, still take tablets when I feel I need to though.
Whizzy
Hi All,
This is the first time I've joined a forum.
After a lot of searching, I've only just found this thread. Thought reading other people suffer with this problem would make me feel better but I now realise things could get a lot worse! It's so restricting, I really want to run with a local club or find a running partner but am too embarrassed by the fact my bowels control my runs! I tend to plan routes which mean I am never too far from home, but it's SO boring.
I am happy to take Immodium or equivalent on race days, but those of you who take it regularly, do you not find it causes constipation?
Hi
I do take tablets, and I do find that they can cause constipation, so I go for a short run to alleviate this or a brisk walk first thing in the morning - it is a bit of a viscious circle................