Stitch, What Is It?

[essexplumber]

As I get to the end of my run I get quite a bad stitch. It normally comes on at the end of a sprint and has got a bit worse as I lose more weight and get fitter.

Not concerned by it but I'd like to stop it as it kinda slows down my progress and I'm interested to know what causes it.

[essexplumber]

Thats the main point of my querie, to see how to prevent it.

I used to do sit-ups just before I went on the treadmill so I started doing them after but that didn't help.

Would the gradual increase in core muscle strength lessen the stitch? I used to get it when I played football but it would normally subside after 15 minutes and not return.

[essexplumber]

Ah, ok. I'm gonna try that, my breathing is pretty sharp as I'm trying to re-build my fitness after 10 years of lethergy.

Its frustrating though as I feel like I can really start to push the time I run for but then this bloody stitch gets in the way.

Cheers for the answering my question though guys.

[essexplumber]

mattikake said:

Only fix is just to run it off, as we used to say in footy.

Thats what I used to do too. Going Gym at 4, haven't eaten since 11am so fingers crossed.

[essexplumber]

TROOPER88 said:

The gut attaches to the diaphragm via ligaments. If the gut is heavy; could be too much food or more common to much liquid, the ligaments pull and will give you a stitch.

As the food or liquid filter through the gut the pain goes.

Try not drinking so much before the work out.

I drink water as I go, I may have drunk 750ml by the time I start running, thats probably what it is then.