Early Morning Pooping

Drink coffee.

Get up earlier and have coffee to clear everything out. I have the same issue and if I'm not up for around 30-45 minutes prior to running, I'm going to have problems. The only other solution I've found is getting up at 6 and going into work around 90 minutes before the normal day starts for everyone, and then doing my morning run as an early lunch around 10:30 - this is a solid solution if you have a flexible set of coworkers and office environment.

Don't eat between 5PM and 10 PM. Anything you eat in this time will be poop come morning. If you eat earlier you should have to poop as soon as you wake up and be clear for your run. If you eat later you shouldn't have to poop until after your run is over. Unless you have irritable bowels and running causes your poop to come out faster

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I wake up at 6, drink a tall glass of water. Then I wait about 15 minutes. Then I shit. And then I'm out the door by 6:30. So if you need to be out the door by 6:20, wake up at 5:50.

Run one mile from home

Turnaround and go home to poop

Now enjoy your run

Siriusly B. wrote:

For the last few weeks, I've had to stop 2-5 times per run (8-12mi) to poop.

You say this like it's a problem to be solved rather than a joy to be savored.

Start waking up an hour before you run ,then chug a bunch of water immediately after getting up, then it should be out in between 5-30 minutes

I have gone through this alot

I'm a morning runner too and experienced similar issues, so I feel your abdominal pain. There are solutions to your intestinal issues. First, do not start to think of yourself as a freak or less deserving of proper bowl movements. While lightening your load can be a most enjoyable experience, particularly after digesting a large pasta meal, it can detract from the physical benefits to be gained from a solid run through the early morning. I found that getting up at 5, drinking a cup of water, and engaging in active stretching, including some light core work and abdominal exercises help get things moving. And, once they start moving, the train keeps rolling. Before you know it, your body will be trained and you'll wake up every morning with one poking at the hole and ready for splash city. Now, I'm out the door by 5:30 and light in my loafers, ready to rip the roads. Oh, and don't forget that the most important part of a pre-run deuce is the clean-up. Wipe thoroughly, or you'll end up with a rash.

I'm 30 and have never had coffee. Have a 4 month old and started drinking as a necessity and now fully understand the "drink coffee" philosophy to ensure a quick, and easy, morning dump. Give it a go.

Butt plug. You may have to wire it in like a Champagne cork though.

Siriusly B. wrote:

I've started running early in morning so I can get my first run in before work (I'm hitting 70-80mpw with a few doubles). I usually get up at 6:00am and start my run by 6:20am.

6:20am is *not* "early in [the] morning." Just sayin'.

I agree. I'm up, shat, ran and showered by 6:20 most mornings.

Siriusly B. wrote:

For the last few weeks, I've had to stop 2-5 times per run (8-12mi) to poop.

Agree with previous advice but are you really saying you sometimes need five attempts? You got to rethink your diet. One and done, brother.

I am a 6am runner too, and have experienced the same thing. But the key for me is to get up, drink a cup of water, get the gear on, and then sit on the toilet until you go. This sometimes is 1 minute, sometimes 10-15 minutes. Then I run. Some days I get the urge to go again after 20-30 minutes of running. If I give in to the urge, it will happen again and again. The key (even if you give in) is to keep pushing the run an extra 5 to 10 minutes before you give in. Once you hold off a few times, the urges will abate. I usually can make it 60-70 minutes (which is long enough to get 8-10 miles in) and get home. It is weird, but often I feel I will seriously crap my pants at 30 mins in, but after holding off I can make it the whole way with no urge at all after that.

Get up a little earlier. Drink water. Do 15 minutes of core, pushups, etc... Just get yourself moving a little. Then go before you head out the door.

Also, you might just need a mile or so to warmup and get things moving so to speak. Ideally, you can plan your run so that you get a mile or two warmup, make a toilet stop and then roll 6-10 more miles.

I had the same problems and would have to stop and take a dump in the middle of my run on the side of the road. I started putting a little (just a little) bit of lube on a wine cork and plugging the hole up. So far I haven't had any problems, it feels great, and it has even improved my times.

Thanks for correcting that for us so we can realize what a hero you are for getting out of bed before the sun does.

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Siriusly B. wrote:

I've started running early in morning so I can get my first run in before work (I'm hitting 70-80mpw with a few doubles). I usually get up at 6:00am and start my run by 6:20am.

6:20am is *not* "early in [the] morning." Just sayin'.

The problem I have is at races that start at 4am. How do I go before the race starts?