Vommitting whilst cycling

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It is really begining to put me off cycling at the momment could it be

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to overheating, but if so how come when i'm at speed i don't feel like
vommitting.

Because you're being air-cooled?

I think you need to speak to your doctor about this one...... Are you
monitoring your heart rate?

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I have a slight dilema, i can sprint for about 2-3miles but i find
once I start to slow down i begin to feel nauseous then have to
vommit, once i get back upto speed i'm okey again. does anyone or has
anyone encountered anything like this.

The nearest thing to that that I've heard is the way roadies blow their
nose on the move. Not sure which is worse tho. S'pose it depends whether
you're in a pack or not.

If you think it's due to over heating then wear less. Also, when you do
puke, swallow the stuff back down - it won't taste as nice as when it first
went in but I'm sure your body will soon learn to stop doing it. It's also
a useful trick at parties. The hard part is not snorting the stuff out
your nose.

Hope that helps.

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I have a slight dilema, i can sprint for about 2-3miles but i find once I
start to slow down i begin to feel nauseous then have to vommit, once i

get

Quoted message said:

back upto speed i'm okey again. does anyone or has anyone encountered
anything like this.

I'm quite concerned since i sprint to work vommit once or twice on the way
and gag like mad when i climb off my bike.

It is really begining to put me off cycling at the momment could it be

down

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to overheating, but if so how come when i'm at speed i don't feel like
vommitting.

Thanks

2-3 miles is too far to sprint!

Ken Clements

CloseSupport said:

I have a slight dilema, i can sprint for about 2-3miles but i find once I
start to slow down i begin to feel nauseous then have to vommit, once i get
back upto speed i'm okey again. does anyone or has anyone encountered
anything like this.

I'm quite concerned since i sprint to work vommit once or twice on the way
and gag like mad when i climb off my bike.

It is really begining to put me off cycling at the momment could it be down
to overheating, but if so how come when i'm at speed i don't feel like
vommitting.

Thanks

Seems obvious to me. If you don't want these sensations, set out a little earlier and don't ride so hard.

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I have a slight dilema, i can sprint for about 2-3miles

Jeez ... I could sprint for maybe 1 k when I was fit ...

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but i find once I
start to slow down i begin to feel nauseous then have to vommit, once i
get back upto speed i'm okey again. does anyone or has anyone encountered
anything like this.

Yup, it's your body telling you you're working too hard and for too long.

Drink more water

--
Paul ...

(8(|) ... Homer Rocks

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do puke, swallow the stuff back down -

what?? Why?? That's supposed to make you feel better?
I retch if I see someone else puking, I certainly ain't going to start
dining on trhe stuff.

--

Martin Bulmer

Pie Conservation Threat

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I retch if I see someone else puking, I certainly ain't going to start
dining on trhe stuff.

Hey, it's a free hot meal!

Graeme

CloseSupport said:

I have a slight dilema, i can sprint for about 2-3miles but i find once I
start to slow down i begin to feel nauseous then have to vommit, once i get
back upto speed i'm okey again. does anyone or has anyone encountered
anything like this.

I'm quite concerned since i sprint to work vommit once or twice on the way
and gag like mad when i climb off my bike.

It is really begining to put me off cycling at the momment could it be down
to overheating, but if so how come when i'm at speed i don't feel like
vommitting.

Thanks

vommiting is often linked to spicey food or too strong energy drinks
(never believe the manufacturer!) A different brand might help.
/Marten

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I have a slight dilema, i can sprint for about 2-3miles but i find once I
start to slow down i begin to feel nauseous then have to vommit, once i

get

Quoted message said:

back upto speed i'm okey again. does anyone or has anyone encountered
anything like this.

I'm quite concerned since i sprint to work vommit once or twice on the way
and gag like mad when i climb off my bike.

It is really begining to put me off cycling at the momment could it be

down

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to overheating, but if so how come when i'm at speed i don't feel like
vommitting.

Um, I can see why it might put you off....

The easy answer is to back off a bit when sprinting - don't push yourself so
hard. The other thing is that when you do stop sprinting, gradually slow
down, rather than just stopping and hopping off the bike - I presume you
stop when you get to work? you might find it easier to go round the block,
just to work some of the lactic acid out.

OK, I don't know the scientific explanation, but I find when sprinting on a
bike, or pushing myself too hard when running, if I suddenly stop I feel
very nauseous. When I was younger it used to make me puke. I discovered
slowing down fairly gradually felt better than stopping suddenly.

Hope this helps.
Nick

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do puke, swallow the stuff back down -

I wouldn't! Stomach contents will probably be acidic..... The osophaegus
(spelling?) isn't designed to be exposed to stomach acid and swallowing it
back down will prolong the exposure... Possible leading to long term
damage....

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I wouldn't! Stomach contents will probably be acidic..... The
osophaegus (spelling?) isn't designed to be exposed to stomach acid
and swallowing it back down will prolong the exposure... Possible
leading to long term damage....

It should be able to handle it for rare occasions. For a couple of years I
had big problems with acid reflux (turned out to be caused by stress and a
candida infection) to the extent that I often had to sit up at night to
sleep as lying down made it worse. I went for that lovely test called a
"barium meal" where you swallow a noxious heavy liquid and then X-ray you.
The radiologist was very impressed as he said he'd never in his life seen
the liquid reflux back up as high as I managed. Apparently it reached about
halfway up my neck. So this was what was happening with my nicely acidic
stomach contents. I've been told that I have no long term damage, no doubt
there may be some small amount, but I would imagine that would disappear
over time.

Still, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone...

Graeme

Sounds like lactic acid build up to me. Do some research on that and
see what you can find out.

From memory once your body is operating above a certain level lactic
acid is no longer being removed from your blood stream. Do that for
long enough and you will experience severe detrimental effects,
including vomitting. When your HR drops below your threshold again
the lactic acid starts to be removed.

I think you can probably work out the HR at which you stop eliminating
lactic acid and how long you can safely stay above this. The solution
would then be to either keep your HR below this or alternatively
sprint for a certain amount of time, then ease back for a while before
sprinting again. just because your legs and lungs allow you to sprint
for longer than that time doesn't mean your blood chemistry is fine
with it. 🙂

IIRC Lance Armstrong has some freakishly unnatural tolerance for
lactic acid which is part of the reason he is such a phenomenol racer.

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I wouldn't! Stomach contents will probably be acidic..... The
osophaegus (spelling?) isn't designed to be exposed to stomach acid
and swallowing it back down will prolong the exposure... Possible
leading to long term damage....

It should be able to handle it for rare occasions. For a couple of years I
had big problems with acid reflux (turned out to be caused by stress and a
candida infection) to the extent that I often had to sit up at night to
sleep as lying down made it worse. I went for that lovely test called a
"barium meal" where you swallow a noxious heavy liquid and then X-ray you.
The radiologist was very impressed as he said he'd never in his life seen
the liquid reflux back up as high as I managed. Apparently it reached

about

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halfway up my neck. So this was what was happening with my nicely acidic
stomach contents. I've been told that I have no long term damage, no doubt
there may be some small amount, but I would imagine that would disappear
over time.

Still, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone...

Graeme

Been down that road myself many years ago...... There was I expecting
nuclear fission chips and all I got was this grotty milkshake.... They must
do 'em better up here since mine tased fine; like strawberry.....

I believe that acid reflux can do some damage to the osophaegus, though as
you suggest it may well be minor and to some extent 'heal-able'. Bizzarely
my stomach problems, which included to an ulcer were put to rest by my then
girlfirend's mum who insisted of feeding me her special curry! Some sort of
traditional Cantonese cure for a 'hot' stomach or something..... Dunno how
it worked but it did!

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Been down that road myself many years ago...... There was I expecting
nuclear fission chips and all I got was this grotty milkshake....
They must do 'em better up here since mine tased fine; like
strawberry.....

I had mine at the Western General in Edinburgh around '97, so probably
not far from where you had yours, if not the same place (I seem to
remember you said you're from Kirknewton). The one I had was flavoured
with something, but I don't remember what. I normally find artificial
flavours fairly unpleasant. The sherbert followed by fizzy drink to
expand the stomach was the best bit.

The, ahem, "after effects" did just sit there for some time, despite many
flushes. :-/

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Bizzarely my stomach problems, which included to an
ulcer were put to rest by my then girlfirend's mum who insisted of
feeding me her special curry! Some sort of traditional Cantonese cure
for a 'hot' stomach or something..... Dunno how it worked but it did!

Lucky bugger, getting that stuff for free! There's a really great Chinese
herbal restaurant in Edinburgh at the Ocean Terminal, "Palace Chine" if I
remember correctly. We try to go there whenever we're back home, mind
you, we also try to go to our favourite chippy in Alnwick so don't
attribute any sort of gastronomical sophistication to me :-)

Graeme

Graeme said:

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I retch if I see someone else puking, I certainly ain't going to start
dining on trhe stuff.

Hey, it's a free hot meal!

Graeme

I could do this instead of eating cold toast on the train for breakfast! 😎

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Sounds like lactic acid build up to me. Do some research on that and
see what you can find out.

From memory once your body is operating above a certain level lactic
acid is no longer being removed from your blood stream. Do that for
long enough and you will experience severe detrimental effects,
including vomitting. When your HR drops below your threshold again
the lactic acid starts to be removed.

I think you can probably work out the HR at which you stop eliminating
lactic acid and how long you can safely stay above this. The solution
would then be to either keep your HR below this or alternatively
sprint for a certain amount of time, then ease back for a while before
sprinting again. just because your legs and lungs allow you to sprint
for longer than that time doesn't mean your blood chemistry is fine
with it. 🙂

IIRC Lance Armstrong has some freakishly unnatural tolerance for
lactic acid which is part of the reason he is such a phenomenol racer.

To get lactate levels up to a point at which they cause sever
physiological effects is quite impressive. I give up due to muscle pain
long before anything major happens.

To the OP: Does it hurt your legs much before this point? If not (Or
even if so) I'd seriously consider seeing a doctor.

Jon

Eric Nolan said:

Sounds like lactic acid build up to me. Do some research on that and
see what you can find out.

Sounds like exercise-induced nausea to me:-) About which google has a
lot to say. I sometimes feel a bit dizzy and unwell when stopping
abruptly at the top of a hill - my old workplace was situated in such a
location so it was not easily avoided.

James
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If I have seen further than others, it is
by treading on the toes of giants.
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Graeme ([email hidden]) wrote:
: I had mine at the Western General in Edinburgh around '97, so probably
: not far from where you had yours, if not the same place (I seem to
: remember you said you're from Kirknewton). The one I had was flavoured
: with something, but I don't remember what. I normally find artificial
: flavours fairly unpleasant. The sherbert followed by fizzy drink to
: expand the stomach was the best bit.
: The, ahem, "after effects" did just sit there for some time, despite many
: flushes. :-/

I've had a barium meal and a barium enema. The 'milk shake' is by far the
more pleasant of the two!

Blair.

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I had mine at the Western General in Edinburgh around '97, so probably
not far from where you had yours, if not the same place (I seem to
remember you said you're from Kirknewton).

I am indeed resident in Kirknewton but hail originally from Springburn.....

Mine was done in about 1980 at the Royal; I was only about 18 at the
time.... Maybe the full horror's softened after all this time...

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The, ahem, "after effects" did just sit there for some time, despite many
flushes. :-/

Hmmmm, yess, I'd forgotten about that bit :-\

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Lucky bugger, getting that stuff for free! There's a really great Chinese
herbal restaurant in Edinburgh at the Ocean Terminal, "Palace Chine" if I
remember correctly.

Been there once or twice; it's not bad at all...... Maw Chan's special
curry is summat else though! :-)

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you, we also try to go to our favourite chippy in Alnwick so don't
attribute any sort of gastronomical sophistication to me :-)

Now't wrong wi' Alnwick or good ol' fish an' chips! I lived in that part of
the world too for a wee while; near Wooler..... I do like a nice white
puddin supper! Something you don't seem to find in the West of
Scotland......