Right side Stitch issues

[thescreensavers]

For about 5 years I had this pain which I thought was just the point where I could not exert my self any more.

I just learned its a common side stitch

I Stretched( Hands up in the air lean to one side for 30 sec then the other)
I Ate 3 hours before the work out
I tried to take deep breaths, and or exhale when landing on the left foot

But it just did not help me, at 5.6 speed, as soon as I hit .40 miles I start to feel it, and at .50 its umberable, if I try to run though it it just comes back and hits me harder.


Today I did all the above tips, and it helped suppress it for a few sec but it was still their, at .52 miles I had to slow down to 3.8ish for about 5 min before I can get back up to speed and the stitch comes back quickly.

Its really making running/jogging hard to do.

Is their any thing else I should try?

 

[tcsenter]

Stop boozing so much. Your liver is screaming for a reprieve.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Well, it could be your obliques if you're rotating too much while running or it could be diaphragm (one of your main muscles for inhalation) fatigue. You likely have to either stop rotating so much (if you actually do) or you have to take deeper breaths, preferably with something like modified belly breathing. Look belly breathing up (which is actually a relaxation technique), but utilize it partially to slow down the number of breaths you take and to increase the depth.

 

[thescreensavers]

Stop boozing so much. Your liver is screaming for a reprieve.

I dont drink

Well, it could be your obliques if you're rotating too much while running or it could be diaphragm (one of your main muscles for inhalation) fatigue. You likely have to either stop rotating so much (if you actually do) or you have to take deeper breaths, preferably with something like modified belly breathing. Look belly breathing up (which is actually a relaxation technique), but utilize it partially to slow down the number of breaths you take and to increase the depth.

Ill try it, I did try taking deep breaths but sometimes its hard when your already breathing faster then normal. As its too slow.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

I dont drink



Ill try it, I did try taking deep breaths but sometimes its hard when your already breathing faster then normal. As its too slow.

Bigger, deeper breaths. That results in a greater percentage of air brought in being used to diffuse oxygen and carbon dioxide across the membrane. You get more diffusion for fewer breaths and lesser exertion. The diaphragm exertion is likely the cause of your issues.

 

[thescreensavers]

Well, I tried the belly breathing and I was at .60 miles before it started bothering me a little bit.

Better then before, but more practicing has to be done.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Well, I tried the belly breathing and I was at .60 miles before it started bothering me a little bit.

Better then before, but more practicing has to be done.

Do you have any rib or back issues? How about organ dysfunction? Just asking to rule other things out.

 

[wheresmybacon]

When I was young and just starting to run I used to get side stitches. For me it was a breathing thing. I was very tense and I'd take short little choppy disjointed breaths. Eventually I learned I needed to breath in a relaxed sustainable rhythm when running distances.

As a recreational runner who's done it for soccer fitness more than anything, I don't really have the knowledge to explain how to do it correctly, all I can say is that in my experience it's a rhythm thing. It's up to you to find that sweet spot for relaxed breath it, relaxed breath out.

Also if you're overweight the balance of breath in to breath out vs. what's needed by your body to perform the work is going to be such that getting a stitch may just be a function of your fitness. You can't reasonably expect to be able to just cruise @ a fast pace with impunity if you're 50 pounds overweight. Something's gotta give...

 

[thescreensavers]

^ I am hoping for it to go away soon, I need to try running without the treadmill, and see how that goes.

Do you have any rib or back issues? How about organ dysfunction? Just asking to rule other things out.

not that I know of.