Have you tried holy water and repeating the phrase "The power of Christ compels you?"
Have you tried holy water and repeating the phrase "The power of Christ compels you?"
Use vomit as your weapon against other competitors.
I have an 18 year old son with the same issue gagging/vomiting during his XC races and just again today during his 1600 high school spring track time trial. Years ago he would vomit after his races now it's moved up pretty regularly to during races. It really did a number on his fall XC season and now looks to affect his track season the same. We've tried prilosec, antihistamines, drinking certain drinks, diff foods and he says he's not stressed mentally...but it only happens during races not practices - however he is pushing harder during practices maybe it's lactic acid...we dont know what it is. He's the captain of the team and very frustrated when this is supposed to be his best year and how could he run in college with this. Any further suggestions would be helpful including relaxation techniques...gosh, we'll try anything at this point. I wonder if it is a lactic acid issue - what can you do about it Thx for any help.
When you find out let me know. I puked every single hard 5K i've run, i make it close to the finish and am dry heaving or vomiting. I think the underlying issue has to do with GERD, I'm curious if this girl has it, ask her if she gets bad indigestion and is diagnosed with GERD please. That can cause your esophugus to be quite weak, the tightening of core muscles will cause food/stomach acid to go into your esophugus and in a hard effort after awhile, out of your mouth at the end as it gags the F out of you.
It's not GERD, it's the slow accumulation of LA in his body. The dude reaches saturation near the end of his race and his stomach can't handle it.
If that was the case then I would think he would vomit more in track, no?
Curious, to the OP, does he have environmental allergies?
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If that was the case then I would think he would vomit more in track, no?
Curious, to the OP, does he have environmental allergies?
I think in the shorter track distances, while at a faster pace, the LA wouldn't have time to move to other organs, but would stay in the blood and mucsles rather than make its way to the stomach. The longer races give the body time to remove LA via multiple places, the stomach being one, hence the vomiting at the end of a longer race that is run slightly above the LT. That's my theory anyway.
But plenty kids throw up after a hard sprinting session in track, no?
No nearly as many as after distance races. And sprinters probably eat nachos and corn dogs right before they run which would explain their vomiting.
This pretty much always happens to me at the end of any race where I kick hard. I'd b interested to know if anyone has ever solved this problem, because I definitely haven't.