Causes of abdominal pain after strenuous exercise

After strenuous exercise, some people may experience abdominal pain. On this basis, you should not stop the movement immediately, but continue walking, and the abdominal pain will improve a lot. These are all basic common sense and do make sense to a certain extent. However, what is the reason for persistent abdominal pain after strenuous exercise?

Abdominal pain after exercise is mainly caused by inappropriate exercise leading to visceral dysfunction and traction caused by excessive visceral activity. When the human body suddenly enters a state of strenuous exercise from a quiet state, due to the effect of "inertia", although the nervous and muscle systems are immediately in a highly excited state, the respiratory, circulatory, digestive, endocrine and other systems still need a certain amount of time to adjust to the needs of strenuous exercise. At this time, the coordination of various systems in the human body may become disconnected and lead to functional disorders. The gastrointestinal tract is fixed to the posterior abdominal wall by mesentery, ligaments, etc. When the human body exercises vigorously, the mobility of these organs in the abdomen also increases, which will inevitably pull the mesentery. When the nerves and blood vessels distributed in or near the mesentery are stretched and exceed their tolerance limit, it can cause visceral nerve dysfunction and produce symptoms such as abdominal pain and nausea. This situation is most likely to occur when participating in strenuous exercise immediately after a full meal.

In addition, the energy required by muscles during strenuous exercise is mainly supplied by muscle glycogen oxidation, and energy consumption can be 10 times that of resting. If the blood sugar concentration is low during exercise (such as exercising when hungry), hypoglycemia is likely to occur, at which time palpitations, cold sweats, and hunger-related abdominal pain will occur.

To prevent abdominal pain during exercise, you should do sufficient warm-up exercises before exercise, pay attention to gradually increasing the amount of exercise, and do it within your ability. If you experience abdominal pain during exercise, the first thing you should do is slow down your exercise pace and reduce the amount of exercise. Taking deep breaths can increase the amount of oxygen you inhale, regulate your cardiopulmonary function, and reduce tension in your abdominal muscles, relieving abdominal pain.

Abdominal pain after strenuous exercise is very common, which is often caused by improper exercise and our bodies cannot withstand such a big change. Of course, exercising after eating a full meal is one cause of abdominal pain. If you want to avoid abdominal pain when exercising, exercise in moderation and gradually increase the amount of exercise.