This Thursday will mark THREE weeks since the last time I went for a run. No joke. The day before my food poisoning or whatever it was that happened to me is the last time I ran. I have since been dealing with a sensitive stomach. As recently as last night it bothered me.
In all honesty I have been terrified to go for a run. That 3.2 miles tends to stimulate my digestion. I am absolutely afraid to get a stomach ache while running. I am half mad at myself, half enjoying the break. It is a weird feeling that I am not quite sure how to deal with. I want to run but then the very thought scares me too much. Is this weird?
I have been working out still. I have been using my elliptical a lot, barre class, strength training and toning at home with videos and magazines. I have also been better about giving myself rest days. My husband wants me to go back to the doctor but I don’t know. They said if this was still happening after 2 weeks to return. It is 2 weeks since I visited the DR this Wednesday. I haven’t thrown up in almost 2 weeks but I do get stomach pains and aches on and off. It depends on the day.
I have nearly eliminated dairy. I KNOW I am lactose intolerant. Yesterday I had no dairy, but towards the end of the night I felt ill again. I feel stupid going in and saying “I have a tummy ache. No I am not throwing up. It just hurrrrrrrts! waaaaaaa” I feel so dumb doing that.My husband insists that isn’t dumb but I don’t know. I don’t like being a bother that way.
I am half wondering if it is an ulcer. I read about it online, but I mean you go look up symptoms online and suddenly you have a rare disease that you are sure there is no cure for. You know how it is. Sometimes the interweb is horrible solely for that reason!
My hubby is gone for the week as of tonight. So I will likely put off any DR trips until after he returns. I am kind of hoping it all just stops after Wednesday. Right? Sigh. I have a Mud Run on June 30th so I need to get a few runs in before then……
Maybe I need to just stop being a baby, suck it up, and go running!
Nicole M. VandeBoom 
Sometimes I the thought of running is scarier than the thought of a trip to the mall to shop for swimsuits. Now that’s saying something! 🙂
I can relate to this – as far as the stomach thing goes. I don’t have stomach issues, like lactose intolerance or anything like you – but I could only imagine how running messes with your stomach because, boy oh boy, does it mess with mine. I totally agree – around say, mile 3, I’m like oooooo where’s the bathroom? That happens more often than not. I guess running just “swooshes” everything around inside. lol. This makes me nervous when I do the half-marathon. I swear, I don’t want to eat 12 hours before but I know I’ll need the energy to run…it’s a double edged sword! I would just stick to your DVDs, elliptical, etc. until you’re sure you stomach is feeling better. That overwhelming sense of needing a bathroom when you are 3 miles plus from your home is a terrible feeling! 🙂
I have been feeling a bit better since I have really eliminated dairy as much as possible. It has been easier this week since Jason is gone 🙂 HA! Being married to a cheesehead when you’re lactose intolerant is NOT easy!!! Every meal he requests has cheese in it….I have started to make separate versions of meals. I think Saturday I am going to try to run. I have been thinking about this. I had that stomach issue, food poisoning or the flu or whatever it was. I also think it was the end of the hormonal craziness of stopping breastfeeding. My face broke out like crazy right before my period which I promptly got shortly after the puking stopped. It was a whirlwind of craziness. So I am guessing on top of whatever bothered me, the hormones that were helping me tolerate dairy more while preggo and nursing, left entirely. So I just have to suck it up. Even the Dr said no milk products and when I told her about my lactose issues she laughed and said even more reason NO MILK! We will see what happens Saturday. I suppose I should walk if I have to during the run, which will be hard to do with my sheer stubbornness. Today, it is elliptical day! Thanks for the support. This has been kind of hard for me, not running in so long.Oh well….I haven’t gained any weight at least!