unexplained side stitches

side stiches are a result of the diaphragm contracting, so I'm told. Try some deep yoga breathing for 15 minutes a day and release that diaphragm. Do this breathing daily.

Press in on the stitch when it occurs. Sometimes this will stop the muscle spasm.

I was getting really bad stitches early this summer because of my diet. I started drinking a lot more water and eating a salad every day and has been a whole lot better since. You might need to take a couple days off, you could of torn some muscles in your stomach which need time to heal.

Yeah, a couple of days will get it healed right up. LMAO!

Left side = stomach too full or too empty

Right side = dehydration

When I get severe side stitches, which isn't often but when it is, its due to dehydration or coming back from a break, if I run through it and ignore it, it often comes back to haunt me. Sometimes they last up to a week, same stitch in the same place. The soreness is even palpable when I'm not running if I touch the place where the stitch was, which leads me to believe that sort of cramp might be muscular in nature. However, I definitely have had cramps related to not breathing properly when I run, and those I have gotten rid of by changing or alternating my breathing patterns.