Dry heaving while running...

[Moliere]

[I figure with a title like that this thread will take off!]

So I've been running for about a month and have been steadily increasing my distances. I'm up to 2.25 miles at a pace of 8:30 minute miles. My body is responding well, at least it does if I remember to stretch after running.

One issue that is plaguing me (and it has since I was 17 and a senior running track) is dry heaving. I've noticed that after getting 1.75 miles into my run my throat seems to swell up a bit (or at least it feels like that) and I start gagging and dry heaving. I'm not running any faster at this point in my run but it always seems to happen in the same spot. THis forces me to slowdown or stop and heave for about 10 seconds after which I walk for 10 seconds and then start running again.

Anyone else experience anything like this? Any solutions on how to get it to stop?

[marsupial]

[I figure with a title like that this thread will take off!]

So I've been running for about a month and have been steadily increasing my distances. I'm up to 2.25 miles at a pace of 8:30 minute miles. My body is responding well, at least it does if I remember to stretch after running.

One issue that is plaguing me (and it has since I was 17 and a senior running track) is dry heaving. I've noticed that after getting 1.75 miles into my run my throat seems to swell up a bit (or at least it feels like that) and I start gagging and dry heaving. I'm not running any faster at this point in my run but it always seems to happen in the same spot. THis forces me to slowdown or stop and heave for about 10 seconds after which I walk for 10 seconds and then start running again.

Anyone else experience anything like this? Any solutions on how to get it to stop?

Yeah, I have had this problem before when I was on The Pill.

Actually, I think it is associated with hunger and dehydration and for some reason being on The Pill made me more susceptible to nausea when I would get overly hungry or dehydrated. Perhaps you need to drink more or eat a snack before you run. Just a guess.

[wally]

Yeah, I have had this problem before when I was on The Pill.

Actually, I think it is associated with hunger and dehydration and for some reason being on The Pill made me more susceptible to nausea when I would get overly hungry or dehydrated. Perhaps you need to drink more or eat a snack before you run. Just a guess.

Well, I think you have your answer Eddie Jones.

[Pheidippides]

Well, I think you have your answer Eddie Jones.

Yup. Try Nuvaring or maybe an IUD instead of the pill.

[Moliere]

Well, I think you have your answer Eddie Jones.

I should have known that was coming.

[Moliere]

Yeah, I have had this problem before when I was on The Pill.

Actually, I think it is associated with hunger and dehydration and for some reason being on The Pill made me more susceptible to nausea when I would get overly hungry or dehydrated. Perhaps you need to drink more or eat a snack before you run. Just a guess.

I owe a lot to Marsupial. I think I may have nipped this thing in the bud.

I did some poking around on the internet on my dry heaving and found nothing other than some questions asked but no responses given. Before when I ran I would spit quite a lot since I felt that swallowing would trigger the dry heave reflex. What I guess I didn't know was that I was dehydrating myself pretty quickly and about 15 minutes into the run my throat was pretty much dry.

I decided to try something based on what was posted above (no, it has nothing to do with the pill!). About 30 minutes to 1 hour before I run I drink about 25 ounces of water. Then as I run I spit a lot less and try to swallow a lot of the watery saliva that comes into my mouth. So far, after 3 tries I'm dry heave free and I'm running longer than before. I also am not having bloody spit and coughing attacks after running.

This brings up a question for Niku or any other runners. I usually don't carry water when I run as I'm only up to 2.5 miles as of now. Do you guys usually carry water with you or have it placed somewhere so you can drink at a certain point during your run?

[PaloAltoCougar]

...This brings up a question for Niku or any other runners. I usually don't carry water when I run as I'm only up to 2.5 miles as of now. Do you guys usually carry water with you or have it placed somewhere so you can drink at a certain point during your run?

I'm a running neophyte, but when I started running late last year, I bought a water bottle with a hand strap, thinking I'd need it. I used it once or twice, but it was a bother. I don't dehydrate all that quickly, and I'm able to run up to 6.5 miles without hydrating. I don't know if that affects my performance, but I feel fine at the end. If I ever venture out into longer distances (running more than an hour), though, I'd starting carrying again.

[OrangeUte]

I did a spin class tonight with bluegoose. Usually I drink a lot during the day but I was in court all day today and went to the class without much fluids all day. Then I forgot my water bottle and refused bluegoose's kindness to share his. Needless to say, about 35 minutes into the class I got very lightheaded. Then I dry heaved. Yikes. Dehydration is not a good thing.

[marsupial]

I owe a lot to Marsupial. I think I may have nipped this thing in the bud.

I did some poking around on the internet on my dry heaving and found nothing other than some questions asked but no responses given. Before when I ran I would spit quite a lot since I felt that swallowing would trigger the dry heave reflex. What I guess I didn't know was that I was dehydrating myself pretty quickly and about 15 minutes into the run my throat was pretty much dry.

I decided to try something based on what was posted above (no, it has nothing to do with the pill!). About 30 minutes to 1 hour before I run I drink about 25 ounces of water. Then as I run I spit a lot less and try to swallow a lot of the watery saliva that comes into my mouth. So far, after 3 tries I'm dry heave free and I'm running longer than before. I also am not having bloody spit and coughing attacks after running.

This brings up a question for Niku or any other runners. I usually don't carry water when I run as I'm only up to 2.5 miles as of now. Do you guys usually carry water with you or have it placed somewhere so you can drink at a certain point during your run?

Glad I could help. I always have water with me when I run. I either carry it or run in a park or somewhere I could set a bottle down and get it when I need it.

[Pheidippides]

I owe a lot to Marsupial. I think I may have nipped this thing in the bud.

I did some poking around on the internet on my dry heaving and found nothing other than some questions asked but no responses given. Before when I ran I would spit quite a lot since I felt that swallowing would trigger the dry heave reflex. What I guess I didn't know was that I was dehydrating myself pretty quickly and about 15 minutes into the run my throat was pretty much dry.

I decided to try something based on what was posted above (no, it has nothing to do with the pill!). About 30 minutes to 1 hour before I run I drink about 25 ounces of water. Then as I run I spit a lot less and try to swallow a lot of the watery saliva that comes into my mouth. So far, after 3 tries I'm dry heave free and I'm running longer than before. I also am not having bloody spit and coughing attacks after running.

This brings up a question for Niku or any other runners. I usually don't carry water when I run as I'm only up to 2.5 miles as of now. Do you guys usually carry water with you or have it placed somewhere so you can drink at a certain point during your run?

Always. I did 3 miles last night but carried my entire fuel belt with 32 oz of water.

[BigPiney]

I don't carry water or make it available unless I am going to be going further than 7 or 8 miles. In that case I will usually loop back by my house and get some water that I left on the front porch and then carry on. It probably wouldn't hurt to carry some, but I guess I really don't need it too badly.

[Pheidippides]

I don't carry water or make it available unless I am going to be going further than 7 or 8 miles. In that case I will usually loop back by my house and get some water that I left on the front porch and then carry on. It probably wouldn't hurt to carry some, but I guess I really don't need it too badly.

But unless I am mistaken you don't approach the humidity issues we have here. I don't really need mine shy of six miles on a cool day but I take it anyway.

[OhioBlue]

Like PAC I bought a handheld water bottle that also has a little pocket for either cell phone or gu. I only use it on runs longer than an hour, and it takes some getting used to, but eventually I just forget it's there since the strap fits snugly and I don't actually have to grasp the bottle.

[BigPiney]

But unless I am mistaken you don't approach the humidity issues we have here. I don't really need mine shy of six miles on a cool day but I take it anyway.

We usually have less than 10% humidity. So no, it is not an issue, unless the single digit humidity dries you out a bunch? I do keep fairly well hydrated during the day because I have had kidney stone issues in the past.

[Pheidippides]

We usually have less than 10% humidity. So no, it is not an issue, unless the single digit humidity dries you out a bunch? I do keep fairly well hydrated during the day because I have had kidney stone issues in the past.

I think it is the reverse. In low humidity areas, you don't sweat as much because what you do sweat evaporates and cools you due to the air's low moisture content. In humid areas, your sweat doesn't evaporate hardly at all because the air is already saturated with moisture. And so you don't have the cooling effect. And your body sweats more to cool you down, but that doesn't work either.

The marathon last month proved this out for me. I hadn't been able to do even one longish pace run at anticipated marathon pace because of the heat and water loss. And yet I ran my race just fine.

FWIW, I average about one pound of weight loss per mile for the first miles (half a pound thereafter) in Houston summers. That is for runs on which I carry my belt and hydrate, drinking 32 oz of fluid every four miles. Now that it is cooler and less humid, I average a third of a pound or less per mile and I drain the same 32 oz once every 12 or so miles.