What is exercise-induced abdominal pain?

Some friends may exercise after eating, or suffer from exercise-induced abdominal pain due to poor exercise, so we recommend that you should pay attention to not exercising after meals, and it is best not to exercise when you are too full. Proper rest will help our body digest food and prevent the occurrence of appendicitis. I hope everyone can know this.

Abdominal pain caused by the internal organs not adapting to the drastic changes during exercise.

1. Insufficient warm-up: When starting to exercise, the amount of exercise is too large, and the intensity of exercise is increased before the functions of the internal organs have improved to the expected level. Especially when the myocardial strength is poor, the pulsation is weak, which affects venous blood return, increases the pressure in the inferior vena cava, and obstructs the return of the hepatic vein, causing congestion and swelling of the liver and spleen, increasing the tension of the liver and spleen capsules, and resulting in referred pain. The key to preventing this type of exercise-induced abdominal pain is to do adequate warm-up exercises before exercise to allow the internal organs to adapt.

2. Eating too much before exercise, drinking a lot of water or carbonated drinks, eating irritating and difficult-to-digest food, or exercising on an empty stomach can cause mechanical traction on the gastrointestinal tract, which can easily lead to gastrointestinal spasm and abdominal pain.

3. Gastrointestinal spasm: Gastrointestinal pain occurs during exercise, ranging from dull pain and bloating to paroxysmal colic in severe cases. The pain is mostly located around the navel and upper abdomen. When this type of abdominal pain occurs, you can apply warm compresses to the abdomen to relieve cramps. The main way to prevent this type of abdominal pain is not to eat too much before exercise and not to eat foods that easily produce gas (such as beans, potatoes and cold drinks).

4. Rectus abdominis spasm: It often occurs during strenuous exercise in the summer. Due to the loss of a large amount of water and salt due to sweating, metabolic disorders in the body, and fatigue, rectus abdominis spasm pain can be caused. The key to preventing this type of pain: When sweating during exercise in the summer, you should drink appropriate amounts of salt water, massage the rectus abdominis locally, and do back extension exercises to lengthen the rectus abdominis to relieve this type of abdominal pain.

5. Respiratory rhythm disorder: When exercising with a large amount of effort, the even and rhythmic breathing is disrupted, the oxygen intake is reduced, the body is lacking oxygen, and respiratory muscle fatigue occurs. When the diaphragm is fatigued, its massage effect on the liver is weakened, causing congestion and swelling of the liver and causing abdominal pain. The key to preventing this type of abdominal pain is to adjust your breathing rhythm and breathe through your nose instead of your mouth as much as possible.

The above are the causes of exercise-induced abdominal pain. I hope you can understand them in time, which will help you prevent the occurrence of diseases in your life. If you are a friend who likes sports, we recommend that you exercise in the evening. This will not only help you lose weight, but also help with physical exercise.