Tight chest and indegestion when running!

[Derp]

Firstly, im not fatty (age 26, don't drink/smoke and weigh about 10 stone) but i like the idea of keeping fit. I try and run a mile or two once a week in the middle of the night.

Problem 1 - As soon as im finished, my chest feels tight, like when you had asthma as a kid. My breathing is wheezy and this last for about an hour after exercising. I cant understand it, my lifestyle is healthy, with the exception of my diet not being perfect, so cant understand why my breathing is so poor.

Problem 2 - Indegestion while running. Example, i went for a run now, after eating a slice of pizza, some salad and potato wedges, 4 hours ago. Halfway through the run, im burping loads, acid burn in the throat and pretty bad indegestion, relieved temporarily by big long pizza burp (lmao). Why does this happen? I mean, 4 hours should be more than enough. Are we saying i should only exercise when i've not eaten for 5 or 6 hours or so? I find that this happens with pretty much any food, regardless of what type it is.

Any ideas?

[goldblum]

Derp said:

I try and run a mile or two once a week in the middle of the night.

For some reason this phrase sticks out..

[Ordinary_Chap]

Sounds like you've still got asthma potentially. I still have to use my inhaler sometimes when I go for a hard run but I rarely use it otherwise.

I'd recommend a trip to your local GP to discuss both issues. Neither can be resolved here.

Also why run in the middle of the night?

[LordGrover]

Ordinary_Chap said:

I'd recommend a trip to your local GP to discuss both issues. Neither can be resolved here.

[Derp]

Ordinary_Chap said:

Also why run in the middle of the night?

Why not?

[NorthDave]

You could try running first thing in the morning. That is the time I prefer and no danger of bringing up food that you have consumed.

[goldblum]

Derp said:

Ordinary_Chap said:

Also why run in the middle of the night?

Why not?

Well quite,thousands do.

Unless your body has adapted to a different rhythm,ie you work nightshifts hence being active at night is now normal to you,you will probably find it easier to run in the morning.Like the previous poster said.

[BlackVanDyke]

Ordinary_Chap said:

Sounds like you've still got asthma potentially. I still have to use my inhaler sometimes when I go for a hard run but I rarely use it otherwise.

I'd recommend a trip to your local GP to discuss both issues. Neither can be resolved here.

Both of these things sound very plausible - do go to your GP, what you're describing is well outside the 'HTFU and keep going' area of discomfort and into actually potentially a nasty problem that needs investigating and sorting one way or another.

When you say indigestion, what do you actually feel that qualifies it as indigestion to you? The range of different pains/locations that people will describe as such is huge.

[turbolucie]

I Have to leave about 3/4 hours at least before running. My chest always gets tight even when I'm really fit, and I don't have asthma. Not saying there is nothing wrong but it may be normal :-)

Also I think that lungs are not so good at night (probably a bit later than midnight) due to low levels of stuff like steroids etc.

[otolith]

I caught a snatch of something on the radio recently about something causing exercise-related wheezing being frequently misdiagnosed as asthma - something about vocal cords spasming?