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Does this only happen to me?
| Fri, 07-01-2005 - 8:48pm |
I am a runner and I also eat a very healthy, high fiber diet including a lot of fruits and veggies. I run first thing in the morning and it seems like no matter what, about 1 or 1.5 miles into my run, I get the worst cramps in my gut and have to use the bathroom like ASAP. I've even had a couple of close calls where I've made it to a gas station restroom on my running route just in time. Are there any other runners that this happens to or is it just me? I'm glad that I'm staying regular, I guess, but I don't know why the urge to go hits me always when I'm running. It's really inconvenient, to say the least. I know I should ask my doc about it, but to tell ya the truth, I'm way too embarrassed to ask him. Any advice?

Hi and Welcome to iVillage,
Hi Spectrachic!
You have what is know as runner's diarrhea.