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How to Stop Runner’s Stomach, Runner’s Cramps, & Runner’s Trots To get the details on gut training, I went to Dana Eshelman, MS, RDN, owner/CEO of A Dash of Dana Nutrition Coaching, a nutritionist who specifies in working with endurance athletes.

You can avoid runners stomach, runners trots, and runners diarrhea, and GET THOSE PR’s by training your gut much as you train your legs and lungs to go the distance. Training Your Gut for Athletic Performance Learning how to train your gut could be the difference between achieving your PR or running for the bushes. However, your gut (like any muscle) can be trained.” “For most people, if you just started out on this, you would have GI distress. “ Research shows that the optimal amount of carbohydrate intake for performance in the marathon distance (and beyond) is 50-60g of carbohydrates per hour – which is a lot!” shares Laura who has written about how runners can train their guts. To avoid bonking, you need to teach your body how to breakdown the fuel with what it has available to it, explains Laura Norris, co-coach at The Mother Runners. The trouble is just when your body needs fuel the most to keep going, it can’t digest said fuel because it doesn’t have the blood flow to do so (all the blood is diverted to your extremities). Laura Norris, head coach for The Mother Runners, says to start small building from 30 to 60 grams of carbs per hour.īut fueling during long-distance races is crucial, as your body burns through its glycogen stores within 2 hours (or less) of running. In fact, in my last two marathons, I didn’t fuel the last 10 miles or so of the race because my stomach just couldn’t handle the gels. I have known many athletes who trained hard for goal races only to have all that hard work undone by tummy troubles while running or bonk (which is when you experience glycogen depletion). Stomach cramps while running, diarrhea while running, and GI distress for runners are no laughing matter. Gut training can stop GI distress in runners & unlock your next PR If you feel intense pain during your run, stop running. It could be that you’re nervous, eating and drinking the wrong foods before your run, using the wrong fuel during your run, or not drinking enough (dehydration). The causes for runners trot, runners stomach, or runners diarrhea vary. What causes runners trots or runners stomach? Some of the symptoms of runners trots or runners stomach include bloating, stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, heartburn, and the extreme urge to poop. Runners trot, runners stomach, or runners diarrhea is an intense urge to poop during or right after you run. Related: The Scientific Benefits of Long Runs What are runners trots? I remember meeting my parents and boyfriend for a celebratory meal afterward, only to spend the whole time in the bathroom. I was able to jog-walk to the finish and get my goal time of a Boston-Qualifying 3:29. I felt great during the marathon until I hit the wall (aka bonking) when my stomach started cramping…bad. And I certainly didn’t pay attention to fueling for running-unless you count plenty of beer the night before I ran. I didn’t pay attention to mobility or rest days. I honestly didn’t really know what I was doing.

As a student at Georgetown University, the start was right down the street from my apartment, and I trained using a Jeff Galloway plan that I tailored to my own needs. I ran my first marathon in college-the Marine Corps Marathon, in honor of my former Marine dad who ran this race every year when I was a kid. My first experience with bonking & runner’s trots Pin these gut training tips for later. In fact, gut training could be just what you need to accomplish that next big PR.

“My long runs give me long runs…” You get the picture.īut new science in runner’s nutrition has unlocked a new fueling strategy for runners to stop runners stomach, runners trots, runners cramps, runners diarrhea, and bonking: gut training. I mean, it’s no coincidence that “runs” is a double entendre. In fact, GI distress and running almost go hand in hand. Being a runner has many wonderful side effects but one of them is NOT runner’s trots or runner’s stomach-diarrhea that endurance runners experience when going the distance.
