[lit-ideas] Re: A stitch in time
- From: JulieReneB@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 16:49:34 EDT
You're just good. But this now confuses me further. I swim laps -- 1 -
11/2 miles. Early on I had a problem of getting the pain in the side you
normally associate with running. I accidentally discovered that if I drank
frequently long draughts of water from my water bottle every 10 or so laps
that pain
didn't occur. Weird.
Julie Krueger
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Date: 7/30/2004 12:15:29 PM Central Daylight Time From: _pas@xxxxxxxxx
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At 11:49 AM 7/30/2004, you wrote:
>Looking at the sun always causes one to sneeze. I'd like a physiological
>explanation of this, please.
>
>Julie Krueger
>still waiting after 40 years for someone to explain why running hard causes
>a pain in the side.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NHF/is_4_18/ai_86649611
You are constantly reminded to drink before, during, and after a workout.
But did you know that drinking fluids immediately before a run is a good
way to induce a side stitch? Researchers in New Zealand wanted to figure
out just what causes side stitch pain in runners. There are two prevailing
theories. One relates to decreased blood flow to internal organs that have
shunted to the stomach for digestion. The other involves stretching of the
visceral ligaments (tugging on the ligaments of the internal organs by a
stomach heavy with liquid). One is physiological relating to digestion and
blood flow, the other, mechanical.
The researchers gave ten active, healthy young men either no liquid
(control) or a body-mass adjusted amount of four different fluids before
treadmill running--water, a sport drink, de-carbonated cola, or a
non-absorbable osmotic solution. Stitches developed to about the same
extent with each of the different fluids. Because all four treatment groups
would produce tugging and only two would involve digestion, the results
support the idea that pulling on the internal organs might explain side
stitch pain.
The researchers also tested various methods of treating a side stitch
including bending over while tightening the abdominal muscles, tightening a
belt around the waist, or breathing through pursed lips with extra big
breaths--all of which alleviated the stitch within seconds.
According to Jack Daniels, Ph.D., understanding breathing rhythms while
running can help you
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