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akern
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 Posted: 04/05/04 - 14:45 Post subject: Long distance running and your digestive system.
I'm kinda new to this long running stuff but it seems to have a bad effect on my system.  Will this go away if I do it more often?
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robp
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Posted: 04/05/04 - 14:56 Post subject: Re: Long distance running and your digestive system.
| akern wrote: | | I'm kinda new to this long running stuff but it seems to have a bad effect on my system. Will this go away if I do it more often? |
Back when I was doing longer distances it took my innards a while to adjust. I would bet that yours will adjust also.
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jrjo
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Posted: 04/05/04 - 15:40 Post subject:
How so?
I know for me, in terms of 'timing', my best big meal time is a few hours after a long run. Immediately after, I'm just too wiped to care about eating and not an appetite yet. And eating before a run or even trying to run in the morning after a big meal the night before is always a ticket to extra colon activity. Over the years, I have 'trained' myself to not only run witout the gels and snacks on the run, but I also run on pretty much an empty stomach and very little "in the works" so to speak.
So really, I think you need to keep tabs on not only what you eat, but when and how much you eat. 
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Posted: 04/05/04 - 23:00 Post subject:
As with almost anything, it just takes time to get used to.
But I've never had any problems...
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Posted: 04/06/04 - 10:06 Post subject:
I would like to second jrjo's thought on what you are eating, ie, fiber=not so good. I always do my long runs in the mornings but was very careful about what I chose to eat the day before. I don't know that my body got used to anything so much as I figured out what was a good idea for dinner the night before for me (rice or pasta) and what wasn't so hot (chinese and mexican  ), or I got up early enough to get coffee in me to, uh, churn things along gee, this is turning south quickly
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akern
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Posted: 04/06/04 - 10:59 Post subject:
Well you see... Its not during the run that I have the problems, its after.
My insides knot up real bad for hours, and input or output are
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Posted: 04/06/04 - 11:20 Post subject:
| akern wrote: |
Well you see... Its not during the run that I have the problems, its after.
My insides knot up real bad for hours, and input or output are
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Okay.. I don't think that's real unusual. When I'm pushing my long runs, it's like a trigger for the GI tract if I start chowing down right afterwards. Just sticking to a sportsdrink for a few hours is how I handle those days.
And like I've said, watch the amount of food you eat prior to the run. If you're logging a morning run, keep the day before's big meal to breakfast and/or lunch.
You might want to try keeping a food log for awhile and see if you can spot any trends. Like Cheryl says, if might be a case of fiber or spices or caffiene or alcohol or grease or who knows.. but there is definitely a "formula" for your individual digestion that will work with feeling good through and following big mileage.
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