Hi all--many thanks for the inspiration and tips I've already learned through various threads in this forum. I come to you now in need of advice!
I am typically an early morning runner for scheduling and climate control reasons. When I run in the mornings, I typically have some water and cup of coffee before I run. After exercising, I get ready for work, drink more water, and then walk to the office (this takes about 35 minutes, as the walk is a bit over 2 miles).
Sometimes, though, I can't drag my butt out of bed in the morning and plan to run in the afternoons. Typically this happens at around 4 or 5pm, after getting off work. I run the same route, same pace, etc. I've typically eaten lunch well before my run, usually around noon or so.
The issue is this: whenever I run in the afternoons, whether after a work day or on a weekend when my eating may not have been at the exact "lunch hour" I feel sick after working out. This is not a temperature thing, as it's happened in the winter and summer.
The feeling is not exactly like nausea, though it is close. It feels like I need to burp but can't, like my stomach is clenched and can't relax. I've never thrown up, but if I try to drink water or eat anything it gets worse. This typically happens for about an hour after I run, and then I'm fine.
What gives? I want to be able to run in the afternoons, as sometimes it frees up my mornings, but not if I spend an hour having to pace around my apartment and pray for the feeling to go away.
I should add that the feeling improves if I do manage to make myself burp, or if I walk around/ bounce up and down. Sitting still is NOT a good thing during this time period.
Any ideas? I thought it might be because I drank water too quickly after running in the afternoons (I drink less in the mornings right after as I am typically rushing around getting ready for work) or that maybe I don't have the problem in the mornings because the walk to work keeps me from feeling that way....
but I know most people can exercise at various times of day, and I don't get why I'm so odd!
Thanks for any ideas: