Odd running question

[colby]

One of the things I've had to do when I'm running in the mornings is to teach myself to go to the bathroom first thing, otherwise I'll get up, get ready, get moving, and then... have to go. UGH. I try to keep a schedule and if I'm good about it, my body can be ready. Sometimes just activating my metabolism activates my entiiiiiiiiiiire body process. ARR.

Good luck. Let us know what works for you, maybe it'll help the rest of us.

[crazycanuck]

Thanks ladies for your help

I'll try and answer some of the info you've provided.

First, all the sessions I (rarely ) go to are at about 545am.I normally spend quite a bit of time in the loo before i drive to a run session. Sometimes i have to go again & stop at the only open petrol station at that time of the am, down the road.

I don't eat or drink anything prior to leaving my house & can't drink anything while running as i just have to find a tree to pee behind too often.

Our sessions are on pavement but sometimes on grass.

I will look at going back to the running sessions in due course but this is what keeps me away

I read about brown moments in the Tri & multi sport magazine, i'll dig it out & see what it said.

Thanks again for your help.

C

[KnottedYet]

I usually get really bad celiac gut symptoms in the spring (something about the spring makes it worse) which made things difficult on the bike more than once.

Doc I saw last year suggested a few things, one was avoiding lactose. (on the theory that lactose was just one more irritant pushing my gut over the edge).

So far (knock wood!) staying away from lactose seems to be helping.

Might be worth a try?