Does anyone get diarrhea after running?

[flex]

Newp.

[quorra]

Yup, sure do. Thank god it has only happened once while I was on a long run during a race.

[spedrunner]

yes! All the time!! it really "cleans" me out (a good run )  I dont know if it is healthy or normal but i do know that everyone's body is different.  It almost became a routine for me, ever 3 days or so I will have a few bouts of diarrhea after running

You may want to make sure you are hydrated enough, drink plenty of water. 

is this new for you?

[jreeds]

Ugh yes. I've tried everything ( it feels like) to get it to stop. Now that I'm training for a half it's really getting to me.

[tacokick]

Jun 12, 2014 16:27:34 GMT -5 annica said:

It's common, runner's trots. It's happened to me once before. Thank God there was a bathroom off the trail I ran! Some of the running magazines have written about people who have had diarrhea WHILE running. OMG. I'd die.

This, among other things, keeps me from running. Oy.

Eta I have enough problems in that arena to add this to the mix!

[pamela]

yes, Supposedly it's due to the increased blood flow to the bowels that gets things moving.

[Deleted]

Not really but then I don't run that far. :-)

[eb777888]

No, but I'm very easily constipated thanks to Hashimoto's and I've had to stop IN THE MIDDLE OF A RUN to go take a shit. It definitely.....gets things going, lol. If I didn't have a constipation issue, I could see how it would be worse.

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I used to run track and I would get HORRIBLE cramps and diarrhea after I ran the 800m in races. OMG, I would basically have to crawl to the bathroom and hang out in the stall for a good 30 min after my race.

Now I don't get diarrhea on my long runs, but I usually do have a pretty good bowel movement right after. Sometimes my stomach does hurt during my run and I've had a few close calls where I thought I'd go to the bathroom on the street, but luckily that doesn't happen.

I really just try to not eat before I run and that usually helps although I know I should fuel up for longer runs.

[woodiedog]

I remember poor Uta Pippig..who continued to run and win the Boston Marathon, in the throes of diarrhea.
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In 1996, Uta Pippig became the first woman to win the Boston Marathon three times in a row. This historic accomplishment seems even more remarkable when you consider that she reportedly crossed the finish line with menstrual blood and diarrhea dripping down her legs — and live television cameras rolling.
As Pippig recalls, "I started having stomach cramps about 5 miles into the race, and shortly after I had diarrhea. I was self-conscious [about it] not only for me — but in a caring way for our sport."
She considered dropping out 7 or 8 miles in and even walked a little. Although uncomfortable, her focus shifted from winning the race to staying in it and running as well as she could in this situation.
Later in the marathon, she admits "I was frightened when I felt blood flowing down my legs." That red trickle was widely attributed to menstrual problems, which Pippig says was a misconception. After winning the race, she was diagnosed with "ischemic colitis," or inflammatory bowel disease.
While Pippig's bodily woes that day became famous, she admits that "any time this would happen today, even most likely in a leading position, I would stop running." She realizes that her body was talking to her. "It was a signal, and now it's clear I was ill."
As more than 47,000 runners toe the line for this Sunday's ING New York City Marathon — and push themselves through a challenging 26.2 mile test of their physical endurance and mental muscle — a few strange things could happen to their bodies along the way.
The most common injuries seen are blisters and muscle strains and pulls from overuse, says Lewis Maharam, MD, a sports medicine specialist who was the medical director for the New York City Marathon for 15 years. While he wouldn't call the following health woes "weird" or "strange," he prefers to think of many of them as specific to running and less common than in other sports.
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Runner's trots. During or after a long run, your GI system may also get the runs. It can start as stomach cramps or gassiness, and progress to a desperate need to poo. It's likely caused by eating improperly, says Maharam, and not due to race-day excitement.
The fix? Avoid high-fat foods before a race, advises Maharam, and eat the same way as you trained. "Go to the bathroom twice at the start to clean yourself out," he suggests.
Hyponatremia. Some marathoners worry about drinking too little water during a race, but drinking too much of it during a time when you're sweating a lot may cause a dangerously low concentration of sodium in the blood. Ironically, hyponatremia has some similar symptoms to dehydration, such as dizziness and nausea. Slower runners and women because of their smaller body size are at greater risk.
The fix? Simple: Drink only when thirsty, suggests Maharam, the author of the "Running Doc's Guide to Healthy Running."