Why does my stomach hurt when I do exercise?

Exercise is the foundation of health. If people do not exercise for a long time, it will have a great impact on their immunity and may cause people to suffer from various types of diseases. Many people experience abdominal pain during exercise, which is probably caused by lack of exercise, insufficient warm-up, mental tension, incorrect exercise method, etc. Below, we will introduce you to the relevant knowledge about abdominal pain caused by exercise!

1. Causes of abdominal pain during exercise

1. Lack of exercise or low training level.

2. Insufficient preparation.

3. Poor physical condition, fatigue, and mental stress.

4. Poor breathing rhythm during exercise, increasing speed too suddenly, eating too much before exercise, or participating in intense training and competition while hungry.

2. Prevention of abdominal pain during exercise

First, adhere to scientific training principles, gradually increase exercise load, strengthen comprehensive physical training, and improve cardiopulmonary function. Good cardiopulmonary function can reduce liver and spleen congestion during exercise and reduce abdominal pain.

Second, adequate warm-up can speed up the body's metabolic process, improve the excitability and flexibility of the nervous system, ensure the coordinated work between organ systems, and play a coordinating role through muscle activity, so that the human body can enter the state of exercise as soon as possible, avoiding gastrointestinal ischemia and hypoxia caused by excessive exercise, resulting in gastrointestinal spasm or functional disorders.

Third, arrange your diet reasonably. Do not eat too much or drink too much water before exercise, especially drink a lot of cold drinks before exercise. You should rest for 1.5 to 2 hours after a meal before engaging in strenuous activities. Avoid eating foods that are easy to produce gas or difficult to digest before exercise, and do not participate in strenuous exercise on an empty stomach.

Fourth, pay attention to your breathing rhythm during exercise, and properly distribute your running speed during middle and long distance running to avoid respiratory muscle fatigue or spasm.

Fifth, you should replenish salt appropriately during summer exercise to avoid water and salt metabolism disorders.

Sixth, we should have a certain understanding of the students’ existing illnesses and advise them to seek medical treatment as soon as possible and avoid high-intensity physical activities before they are cured.

3. Treatment of abdominal pain during exercise

First, if you experience abdominal pain during exercise, you should not panic. You should slow down and jog, take deep breaths, and adjust your breathing and exercise rhythm.

Second, press the painful area with your hands, or bend over and jog for a distance. Generally, the abdominal pain can be relieved or disappear.

Third, if the pain is severe and the above method does not relieve it, you can take 0.3 mg of atropine tablets or 654-2 tablets of 10 mg orally, and the abdominal pain should stop.

Fourth, if there is no medicine or the medicine is ineffective, you can also acupuncture the Zusanli, Neiguan, Dachangshu and other acupoints to relieve pain.

Fifth, apply hot compress to the painful area, or give local massage, use kneading, pressing, and back extension exercises to stretch the abdominal muscles.

6. If the abdominal pain persists or the abdomen feels like a "board", it may be a sign of peritonitis and the patient should be rushed to the hospital for examination and treatment.