{"id":34986,"date":"2010-12-10T10:59:20","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T15:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=34986"},"modified":"2010-12-10T11:00:09","modified_gmt":"2010-12-10T16:00:09","slug":"avoid-digestional-cramping-during-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/avoid-digestional-cramping-during-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Digestional Cramping During Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Endurance athletes, especially runners, are no strangers to digestional cramping: that feeling during a good run or cardio session that has you sprinting towards the bathroom instead of the finish line.<\/p>\n

Cramping and discomfort are extremely common among athletes and runners and have\u00a0been known to hinder, slow, and some times even\u00a0prevent performance. Unfortunately, there is no exact known cause for this discomfort. Several researches believe that the cause of the pain is the continuous shaking and jostling of the internal organs during an extended workout, often make worse by when and\u00a0what is consumed as a pre-exercise meal or snack.<\/p>\n

A recent study reported that\u00a0drinking fruit drinks\u00a0or drinks high in sugar, eating\u00a0dairy, high-fiber foods<\/a>,\u00a0and carbohydrates just before or during exercise initiates the pain.\u00a0\u00a0A few ways to help reduce the risk of digestional cramping is to warm up before exercise and to\u00a0avoid eating large meals before your exercise session. The more food and liquid you have moving around in your system, the better the chance your bowels are going to object.<\/p>\n

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If you continue to experience these pains, however, and they continue to interrupt or prevent your workouts, I recommend visiting your physician as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

If you have continued digestional cramping and discomfort, try:<\/p>\n