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Throwing up when running
how do you keep from throwing up while running. Every time I run really fast or try to push myself while running I feel nauseous and throw up. Please help.
When you exercise, your body decreases blood flow from your intestines and stomach to your moving muscles and heart because of your body's increased demands there. While this may help you exercise harder, it can have adverse effects on your stomach, making you feel nauseous and causing your stomach to heave out whatever is in it because it cannot continue to digest it. If you are running in very hot weather or have not hydrated properly, this can be more pronounced.
Cooling down after running can help to reduce nausea that leads to vomiting. If you are running fast, such as in a race, and you stop immediately, your brain, lungs and heart may not be ready for the rapid change, and your stomach may continue contracting, which can make you feel ill. Continue to walk around, bringing your heart rate down and sipping on water or a sports drink to help your body equalize. Examine the foods you are eating before exercise. If you are eating a large or fats-heavy meal, you are more likely to experience stomach upset following exercise. Switch to a small snack like a half-bagel with peanut butter, fruit smoothie or protein shake.
Many exercises, like sprinting, weightlifting and calisthenics, are anaerobic and make you feel dizzy and nauseated afterward if you have fasted for 10 to 12 hours. Eating or drinking sugary foods and beverages before a workout may cause nausea for the same reason because your insulin will rise in response to the sugar, causing a blood sugar drop.
A vigorous workout makes you sweat, and your body gets dehydrated if you do not replenish the lost fluid during and after your exercise session. People performing lengthy workouts and endurance athletes are at particularly high risk because dehydration chances increase with lengthy workouts. Nausea is one of the signs of dehydration, so you may feel like throwing up if you lost too much water and did not drink enough to replace it while working out.
Drinking water before your run and throughout your run will ensure you stay hydrated, particularly if you are doing intense activity. Eat protein before working out, but avoid anything containing sugar for at least an hour beforehand. This ensures that your blood sugar level is high enough at the beginning of your workout routine and does not take a sudden drop.
If you continue to experience vomiting with every ensuing running session, see your Dr. who can evaluate you for an underlying condition. Also, you may be exercising too intensely and need to back off.
Cooling down after running can help to reduce nausea that leads to vomiting. If you are running fast, such as in a race, and you stop immediately, your brain, lungs and heart may not be ready for the rapid change, and your stomach may continue contracting, which can make you feel ill. Continue to walk around, bringing your heart rate down and sipping on water or a sports drink to help your body equalize. Examine the foods you are eating before exercise. If you are eating a large or fats-heavy meal, you are more likely to experience stomach upset following exercise. Switch to a small snack like a half-bagel with peanut butter, fruit smoothie or protein shake.
Many exercises, like sprinting, weightlifting and calisthenics, are anaerobic and make you feel dizzy and nauseated afterward if you have fasted for 10 to 12 hours. Eating or drinking sugary foods and beverages before a workout may cause nausea for the same reason because your insulin will rise in response to the sugar, causing a blood sugar drop.
A vigorous workout makes you sweat, and your body gets dehydrated if you do not replenish the lost fluid during and after your exercise session. People performing lengthy workouts and endurance athletes are at particularly high risk because dehydration chances increase with lengthy workouts. Nausea is one of the signs of dehydration, so you may feel like throwing up if you lost too much water and did not drink enough to replace it while working out.
Drinking water before your run and throughout your run will ensure you stay hydrated, particularly if you are doing intense activity. Eat protein before working out, but avoid anything containing sugar for at least an hour beforehand. This ensures that your blood sugar level is high enough at the beginning of your workout routine and does not take a sudden drop.
If you continue to experience vomiting with every ensuing running session, see your Dr. who can evaluate you for an underlying condition. Also, you may be exercising too intensely and need to back off.
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