Do you feel sick after running?

[davis109]

I dont know if anyone else has had this problem, but after i get done running ( about 3-4 miles) i feel like i have the flu for the rest of the night. I feel like ive been ran over and i some times have a fever. the next day i feel fine but this just stikes me as weird so i thought i would ask.

[tingkka]

I dont know if anyone else has had this problem, but after i get done running ( about 3-4 miles) i feel like i have the flu for the rest of the night. I feel like ive been ran over and i some times have a fever. the next day i feel fine but this just stikes me as weird so i thought i would ask.



I only feel sick when i eat a big fatty meal and run right away. but that's just cramps with feelings of vomitting. i never felt anything like yours. go get it check out by a doctor if it concerns you. or you can just walk it off.

[davis109]

ive had this happen about 3-4 times. it hasnt happened in about a week so i guess ill see what happens.

[M4A1Carbine]

Try drinking more water. I can tell your not hydrated. Drinking soda is one way to really jack you up too. The bubbles in the soda decrease the levels of oxygen in your bloodstream.

Also, the way you perform depends on what you put into your body. The sugar in soda certaintly doesn't help. Neither does caffeine. Stay away from caffeine as much as you can. Also, eat good foods.

I dont know anything about you, but I know your either not drinking enough water, your drinking soda, your not sleepign enough, your not eating good foods, or your thyroid (spelling..) is jacked up.

Hope maybe that helps a little bit man, just stay healthy :)

[sandfrog]

Might seem insignificant, but what exactly are you running in? Running shorts? Board shorts? Tennis shoes? Dedicated running shoes?

[Burner1]

The bubbles in the soda decrease the levels of oxygen in your bloodstream.

Oxygen saturation has nothing to do with your digestive track. What you need to know about Caffeine is that its a dehydrating factor. If your drinking plenty of H2o. One soda isn't going to kill you obviously. Staying hydrated is going to increase muscle stamina and help your body maintain proper function during physically demanding times. Also, remember if you wait untill your thursty. Your already to late. Your body is already telling you that it doesn't have the proper amount of hydration. Which is going to effect your performance. The water does your body no good if its still in the bottle. Keep in mind it takes time for your body to get what it needs and send it where it needs to go. I recomend always drinking water through out the day leading up to your physical activity and a half and half ratio of water/gatorade combo during your workout. Keep a watch on your sodium levels. Drinking large abouts of water can bring your sodium levels down to dangerous levels. Know your body. Keep and eye out for signs. Such as dizziness, being light headed, almost an intoxicating feeling, up set stomach..etc.

As far as the issue of eating prior to running. I wouldn't recommend it, but if you do I would try to keep it lite and make it a hour or so ahead of your run. The fact is when your body is under heavy physical demands, such as running. It shuts down unneccesary functions of your body such as digestion in order to supply your muscles and other parts of your body with more energy. Its part of the fight or flight responses in your brain. All your body knows is that your muscles are requiring an abnormally large amount of energy. So it adapts in order to provide that energy. The same reason your heart speeds up when you run. Cause your brain is telling your heart that your muscles need more Oxygen. So if you keep it in that context. Its makes it a little easier to understand. If your stomach is trying to digest food. Then all of a sudden it shuts that process down. Well that doesn't sound to comfortable does it? Just my opinion.

Now the same holds true after your workout. Your body is now surging to replace that energy it just expended. Your insulin levels are high and at this point your body can acctually take in and metabolize as much as 60% of your daily protein intake. That is why I recommend a high protein meal within 30 minutes of a hard workout. Cause your body is going to immediately start to send that protein to your muscles. Think of it like shooting nitrous in an engine. Its compressing that fuel and allowing more into that chamber. Its essentially the same idea here. Its about knowing your body. How it functions at certain times and what your body needs to increase its ability. The best advice I can give. Is read, learn and adapt the methods that will work for your body type. Cause remember everyones body is different. Don't be afraid to change someting if its not working for you. Just adapt it and move on. But there reaches a point when sometimes you just have to gut it out and get it done. If you aren't hurting a little bit and don't feel uncomfortable. Then you aren't working hard enough. Learn the difference between good pain and bad pain. That is all part of learning your body. I've rambled long enough. So good luck!

[davis109]

Might seem insignificant, but what exactly are you running in? Running shorts? Board shorts? Tennis shoes? Dedicated running shoes?


Ive been running in a pair of 150 dollar nike running shoes. i wear a white under shirt with some light clothed shorts.

[davis109]

Try drinking more water. I can tell your not hydrated. Drinking soda is one way to really jack you up too. The bubbles in the soda decrease the levels of oxygen in your bloodstream.


I know this is probably the stupidest thing you have ever heard but i hate water. I know I know. man up and drink it anyways. I was wondering though if i could drink tea with out sugar or even gatorade. I am really bad about soda. I drink a pepsi or two every other day. As far as eating goes, i eat three healthy meals a day. no junk. I dont eat fast food except once in a blue moon. So its really just drinking bad stuff. Also i tryed drinking a glass of water before i went to run and about 1.5 miles into it i felt like i was gonna puke, which is weird cause i can usually eat a full course meal and go out and play soccer, run a mile and feel just fine.

[davis109]

Oxygen saturation has nothing to do with your digestive track.
(SNIP)
The best advice I can give. Is read, learn and adapt the methods that will work for your body type. Cause remember everyones body is different. Don't be afraid to change someting if its not working for you. Just adapt it and move on. But there reaches a point when sometimes you just have to gut it out and get it done. If you aren't hurting a little bit and don't feel uncomfortable. Then you aren't working hard enough. Learn the difference between good pain and bad pain. That is all part of learning your body. I've rambled long enough. So good luck!


Thanx for the advice. I am definetly not on track with eating correctly. I thought just eating three healthy meals a day would sufice but i guess not. The eating lots of protein after you excersice makes a lot of sense. It will definetly help with building muscle mass and stamina. I appreciate it guys.thanx

[M4A1Carbine]

Before our races, our coach tells us to not consume any liquids for the last hour leading up to our race. Just so you don't have any water to puke out.

Also if you dont consume water it can make you sick. I drank gatorade all day before a race without water, felt like **** the whole time. Im not sure the exact reason for that, but it has to do with all the sodium and electrolites in the Gatorade( Its a sport drink/ energy drink). If its all you drink its overload on your body. Have you ever seen that Aquafina add where they are at a bar drinking water, instead of alcohol? Water makes you feel better.Just drink water man, its good for you.

One other thing ive noticed. When you drink soda, and then drink a bottle of water immediately after it tastes like crap. Your used to having thick syrup being poured down your throat, and water is just so blah. Maybe thats why you hate water so much. Just break away for a week and I guarantee water will taste amazing. Also, I hate tap water, I only drink bottled water..Maybe you should try that

[kenny555]

i agree i feel 10 times better when i drink a lot of water throughout the day. bye a few large packs of bottled water, i drink 6-8 bottles a day when training. i used to only drink water when i was thirsty and that was probably equal to 3 cups a day. i always felt like crap. so water is definately going to make you feel good when training.

[davis109]

Also, I hate tap water, I only drink bottled water..Maybe you should try that


Ya, i hate tap alo. i love bottled water or the water from my water fountains at my college ( i know thats wierd.lol). ill try drinking bottled water now.cya

[Barratiero]

Drinking soda is one way to really jack you up too


Its good 30 minutes before a run. It can stimulate you to get off you *** and work out. If im sore and tired and had already 3 running sessions in the day I pop a 12 oz mt dew 30 minutes before. But never ever in between workouts no no way.

[Barratiero]

Same happend to me.Wait a couple of years and it will be a totally diffrent feeling. An addictive feeling like AHAHAHAHAHHAH. Like a burning in your chest relaxing feeling. And the pleasuse lasts hours after.

[onebadshot556]

I used to run track alot and have found out over time if you push to hard you will feel this way. I felt dead sick after a couple of meets when runing the mile. Given I would beat my old best time, but I would end up feeling like I had the flu, only last a hour tops ussualy 30 min.

[Spartan]

Before our races, our coach tells us to not consume any liquids for the last hour leading up to our race. Just so you don't have any water to puke out.



That's not long enough. For to many PT test's have I gone, and all that I try to control my drinking before to try and not puke after the run...but it never fails. Hech even if there is no fluid in my stomach I dry heave. I look at it this way. If I'm not throughing up, I probably did not push myself as hard.....NEver have a cup-o-noodle the day before, did you know the carrotts and veggees will still be in your stomach after your run the next day? Interesting I know....