Ab pain from kettlebells?

[Sho'Nuff]

Long story short, I'm experiencing some odd abdominal pain/discomfort today. Its in the center part of my lower abs. About 2-3 inches below my belly button. Feels a bit like gas but the "side effects" are not consistent with that, if you know what I mean.

Anyway, I've only felt this type of discomfort once before. That was about 4-5 months ago and it took 4-5 days to go away.

Only thing I can think of is that I did a kettlebell heavy workout yesterday. Many rounds of 10x full swings at 70#. In the past that workout has not resulted in DOMS or any abdominal pain at all, but I am wondering if I could have tweaked something.

No other symptoms to report. Everything GI is normal.

Thoughts?

And before someone says it - no - my vagina doesn't hurt. And I'm not on my period.

 

[ArchAngel777]

Interesting, I have a similar injury, though mine was from 60m sprint repeats and several cut (football with Son) runs. What you are describing sounds like a sports hernia (groin pull, not a typical 'hernia'), which itself is a highly ambiguous diagnosis. I don't have a lot of advice other than to rest it and be very careful to not stress that region.

If this is indeed what you have - a mild strain of that region, then these things would inflict some amount of pain/discomfort.

1) Kicking
2) Sprinting
3) Twisting
4) Hanging from a pull-up bar and raise your knees to your chest

Regardless, if the pain is only mild when doing these activities, then avoiding those activities for 1-2 weeks would be wise, with a very slow rehab into those activities.

I am 1 week into my injury and while getting better, I wouldn't dream of sprinting - the activity that caused the problem. I'll be working up to the slowly in the next several weeks.

Just hang in there, be gentle with it and if you don't notice it getting better, then you may have to go in and get it checked out. But the body is remarkable at healing itself once we stop doing things that damage it. We just need to get it some time and patience. Best of luck.

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Interesting, I have a similar injury, though mine was from 60m sprint repeats and several cut (football with Son) runs. What you are describing sounds like a sports hernia (groin pull, not a typical 'hernia'), which itself is a highly ambiguous diagnosis. I don't have a lot of advice other than to rest it and be very careful to not stress that region.

If this is indeed what you have - a mild strain of that region, then these things would inflict some amount of pain/discomfort.

1) Kicking
2) Sprinting
3) Twisting
4) Hanging from a pull-up bar and raise your knees to your chest

Regardless, if the pain is only mild when doing these activities, then avoiding those activities for 1-2 weeks would be wise, with a very slow rehab into those activities.

I am 1 week into my injury and while getting better, I wouldn't dream of sprinting - the activity that caused the problem. I'll be working up to the slowly in the next several weeks.

Just hang in there, be gentle with it and if you don't notice it getting better, then you may have to go in and get it checked out. But the body is remarkable at healing itself once we stop doing things that damage it. We just need to get it some time and patience. Best of luck.

Yeah - I notice the discomfort when doing things similar to what you listed. High knees, walking briskly upstairs, initially getting up from a sitting position, etc. Its a mild discomfort so I am not worried. Its just . . . weird. Anyway, as before it seems to be getting better. Much less noticeable now than it was a few days ago

 

[ArchAngel777]

Yeah - I notice the discomfort when doing things similar to what you listed. High knees, walking briskly upstairs, initially getting up from a sitting position, etc. Its a mild discomfort so I am not worried. Its just . . . weird. Anyway, as before it seems to be getting better. Much less noticeable now than it was a few days ago

Same with mine. I have researched for hours and I will say this, even though it is mild, be careful... From what I understand, if you treat this one with caution are are careful with it, you shouldn't have to worry about a full recovery. BUT, if you tear it again and again, because of too much too soon, you could end up with some severe damage.

And, you may already know this, but I have to even tell myself this all the time because I tend to overdo things... So just a helpful reminder to ease into the intensity with the exercise that caused the problem in the first place. Pain free doesn't mean the muscle is back to 100%. Again, you may already know this, just be careful. Would hate to see the condition get worse from hitting it hard too soon. Best of luck.