why does your side hurt when you run? right under the right ribs...?

Answer 1

I run 4 miles a day 5-6 days a week and this happens to everyone. you may be breathing wrong as your running. the correct way to breathe while running is to breathe in from your nose and realease from your mouth.

Theis pain occurs when there is too much oxygen caught in your body. Simple fix. Take a deep breathe through your nose. Hold it as long as you can and then realease slowly through your mouth.

this always helps me.

Answer 2

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Side stitches are pains that occur usually just under the ribs when running. It seems that an unconditioned diaphragm is the cause of this pain more often than not. Some other causes for this pain include food allergies (often milk), "gas", or just having eaten before running. Either running a greater distance than usual or at a faster pace than usual will bring this pain on.

The diaphragm is a muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen. It moves down when you inhale and moves up when you exhale. When it is subject to more or faster exercise than it is accustomed to it can "cramp" and cause pain.

Side stitches seem to occur most often on the right side of the body. It is possible that the liver may alter the motion of the diaphragm more on that side because of the larger right lobe.

Treatment:

When it is caused by lack of conditioning a few strategies can be employed. First run slower and longer. Breathe fuller and try "belly breathing" where you allow your stomach to be "relaxed" and pushed out as you inhale and then contracted slightly as you exhale fully. Breathe rhythmically and make sure that you are not holding your breath. You can also try counting your breaths 6 in hold 3 out with a forceful exhalation for a 4 count or whatever seems to work best for you and your running rhythm.

Another breathing tactic that is tried is exhaling against resistance through pursed lips. This combined with belly breathing may be the best approach. To conditioning related stitches.

Also I suggest adding an abdominal strengthening exercise to your regimen such as "Crunches".

Answer 3

Id like to know the same thing. Cant be your lungs burning because it can happen on both sides. Im thin but wouldnt say Im "in shape" as for as hard core workouts go,maybe thats why or maybe our moms smoked while they were pregnant.

Answer 4

Not enough oxygen is getting to that area. Stop running for a second and do some side stretches and then pace yourself. Used to happen to me all the time and this technique cured it!!

Answer 5

i'm no longer a doctor yet from being in athletics all of my existence it truly seems such as you pulled some thing. Now in case you hit your ribs they may be broken. would not sound broken yet once you hit them they may be. or you need to in easy terms BE out of shape! in case you're working each six weeks it ought to be that too. you have to be in basic terms over doing it. it ought to be your respiratory technique additionally.

Answer 6

It is lactic acid depositing around your lungs or just starting to creep out bc u are out of shape. To reduce the occurence of this pain you can do sit ups and push ups to strenghten your ab muscles and make sure to always stretch!

Answer 7

I get them when I haven't eaten enough throughout the day. Slow your pace and put arms above head to relieve it.

Answer 8

its called a cramp. when done running, drink water and hold ur arms up in the arm above ur head

Answer 9

it hurt when you tear old mucsle to make new musles but it is normal

Answer 10

thats a good question idk,but i have that problem too