Why does your stomach hurt after running for a long time?
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The abdominal muscles are used in running both in keeping you upright, but also in providing stability as you switch legs when running.
your muscles need oxygen when exercising. when the oxygen runs out or doesn’t quite reach all the tissue, the body produces lactic acid. Not sure if thats the reason in the abs but thats the reason muscles hurt after exertion.
Simply put the blood that your internal organs need to break down the food inside your belly gets rediverted to the muscles that are used when running. The feeling of pain is the stomachs cry for blood. That also explains why it is alot easier to run on an empty stomach.
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