Onset of stomach pain after exercise

[creighton0123]

I started getting into a pretty solid fitness routine. Good diet, low on sodium, net calories of 1200 a day. For the first three months, I went from 196 lbs to 180 lbs - gaining visible muscle and dropping from 29% to 22% body fat according to calipers at 5'10" and 29 years old.

 

In the last four weeks, however, I went from 180 to 175. Good loss and I am quite pleased. However, I have begun to notice stomach pains after exercise for the past two and a half weeks. Pain is not on the left or right. It's right in the middle. As a result, I've cut down duration of cardio and brought strength training from 4 days a week to 3.

 

Nothing has changed and I'm at a loss. Diet is the same with 1200 net calories a day. I am not underweight. I am not losing weight too quickly. I even took a week off to recoup.

 

Anyone experience this before and what did you do to overcome this? If it happens another two more workouts, going to have to go to the doctor and ask him.

[FitChick]

Maybe you have a hiatal hernia.

[Shepp]

pain like?? ....Throbbing, aching, sharp? how longs it last? how bad is it on a scale of like 1-10? worse when you move? or when you breath in? Where lower stomach, or up under your ribs?

[M30USA]

Possibilities off the top of my head:

 

Strain or tear of an abdominal muscle (superficial or deep)

Hernia (there are several types)

[fluberry]

It could be exercise related cramps that occur in the muscles of the abdominal wall. Also another reason could be dehydration from intensive workout...make sure to drink enough water . Go slow with any strenuous exercise .

[todreaminblue]

I started getting into a pretty solid fitness routine. Good diet, low on sodium, net calories of 1200 a day. For the first three months, I went from 196 lbs to 180 lbs - gaining visible muscle and dropping from 29% to 22% body fat according to calipers at 5'10" and 29 years old.

 

In the last four weeks, however, I went from 180 to 175. Good loss and I am quite pleased. However, I have begun to notice stomach pains after exercise for the past two and a half weeks. Pain is not on the left or right. It's right in the middle. As a result, I've cut down duration of cardio and brought strength training from 4 days a week to 3.

 

Nothing has changed and I'm at a loss. Diet is the same with 1200 net calories a day. I am not underweight. I am not losing weight too quickly. I even took a week off to recoup.

 

Anyone experience this before and what did you do to overcome this? If it happens another two more workouts, going to have to go to the doctor and ask him.

 

 

i have been getting this lately really bad pain, doubles me over......normally starts on the sides though........have no idea why i just hope it doesnt come back next time i exercise or walk....normally happens after lengthening my stride or when i do a upper body twist in dance..stretching helps dont seem to have that problem if i stretch before ..deb

[Shepp]

i have been getting this lately really bad pain, doubles me over......normally starts on the sides though........have no idea why i just hope it doesnt come back next time i exercise or walk....normally happens after lengthening my stride or when i do a upper body twist in dance..stretching helps dont seem to have that problem if i stretch before ..deb

 

It might be a breathing thing??

 

I suck at breathing...I have to breath through my noes otherwise I get pain in my ribs (which is quite common), but sometimes I still forget.

I think for side stich (if that's what your getting) you have to try timing it so you breath in deeply when your left foot hits the ground (I dunno about dancing....not really my strong suit that )

[todreaminblue]

It might be a breathing thing??

 

I suck at breathing...I have to breath through my noes otherwise I get pain in my ribs (which is quite common), but sometimes I still forget.

I think for side stich (if that's what your getting) you have to try timing it so you breath in deeply when your left foot hits the ground (I dunno about dancing....not really my strong suit that )

 

 

it could very well be true what you say, i have a lack of oxygen in my blood found that out when i had my last baby, they had me on oxygen for days....and the doctor eventually told the nurse to stop and take out the tubes because it wasnt getting any better after days of oxygenation ...he said she lives with it obviously ..take her off...i have thick blood that clots pretty much straight away..even while they are pullign it otu for blood tests it clots the needle.....ill never easily bleed to death ..theres my positive.......but makes it hard for oxygen to get around apparently............so you could be right on the breath control and oxygen thing....will try your suggestion on left foot when i walk tonight thanks....deb

[hippetyhop]

Any update on your stomach issues?!

 

I feel twinging around my belly button. Not sure what it is, but I'm sure it is exercise related.

[Ninjainpajamas]

I use to get pains in my stomach really bad sometimes which what I guessed was as a result of drinking too much/too little water while working out...like would make me stop and just bear it for a while, it lasted a few minutes, it would feel like this airy/cramp like feeling that would make me want to heel over and wait it out or sit down.

 

It would happen during my work-out with cardio and it would usually be extensive...like doing stadium stairs or what not or intense work-outs. But it also happened afterward, it just tightened up there and It was like sharp feeling.

 

You might also might want to pay attention to when you eat, like if it's too soon or too early before you work-out, and maybe even avoid "gassy" type foods like proteins before working out, make sure your waist-band isn't too tight either you might be restricting some air flow there.

 

I remember having these off and on though even as a kid and growing up doing sports, spending too much time in the pool too.

[LoveTKO]

sport hernia

[theonlyjuan]

Going below 1,500 calories is not good for you.