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lower abdominal cramps
I suffer from lower abdominal cramps only when I drink water whilst running, the pain is very similar to period pain, I have to stop as i feel nauseous. I dont usually drink water while running and never get cramps, but I did today as the weather was hot and I didnt want to dehydrate, can anyone tell me why that is?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hello,
There are some measure you can take to prevent cramps while running like Hydrate well before a run, check out your breathing patterns, short, choppy breaths aren't able to get as much oxygen to the lungs as long, controlled breaths. Try to regularize your breathing patterns so that they bring in as much oxygen as possible. Make sure that you run within your ability. If you try to run faster or longer than you are capable of, you will suffer from both leg fatigue and running cramps and do not take heavy meals just before running and take rest at least once in a week
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.
There are some measure you can take to prevent cramps while running like Hydrate well before a run, check out your breathing patterns, short, choppy breaths aren't able to get as much oxygen to the lungs as long, controlled breaths. Try to regularize your breathing patterns so that they bring in as much oxygen as possible. Make sure that you run within your ability. If you try to run faster or longer than you are capable of, you will suffer from both leg fatigue and running cramps and do not take heavy meals just before running and take rest at least once in a week
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.
Hi, thanks very much for your reply, I drank a few sips of room temp. water and that was it, very strange! I'm going running again at the weekend so will do without water but I will check out the electrolyte replacing drinks, and post how I get on, cheers!
Was the water you drank really cold and/or was there a lot of it?
If the temperature was significantly lower than your body temp, then the cramps could have been caused by contractions (kinda like if you plunged your hand into ice-water you'd tense up.)
If it was a large volume of water, your nausea could have been caused by diluting your body's electrolytes.
Try taking small sips of lukewarm water (or an electrolyte-replacing sports drink) at regular intervals and see if that helps.
If the temperature was significantly lower than your body temp, then the cramps could have been caused by contractions (kinda like if you plunged your hand into ice-water you'd tense up.)
If it was a large volume of water, your nausea could have been caused by diluting your body's electrolytes.
Try taking small sips of lukewarm water (or an electrolyte-replacing sports drink) at regular intervals and see if that helps.
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