stomach gas

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Quoted message said:

Hy all,

I've sometimes got a "small" problem. When I swim as far
as 2km, I've got trouble with bowel gas, i.e. I produce a
lot of it. What's the cause of that? Since I do not eat a
lot before I start, I do not suppose it is from digesting
food. Is it air that I swallow while breathing (I forgot
to mention I swim crawl)? And if so, is my breathing
technique not ok then?

Greets

Manuel

I woldn't call that a problem, I'd call that a lane to
yourself :-)

- Al

har har :-)

It's not that bad... And sadly enough, it doesn't give me
extra speed :-) That would have been something to brag
about... No, trouble (if you can call it that) starts when
I've finished swimming. Bowel cramps and lots of air...
Anyway, no need to go into detail, no?

Greets

Manuel

"Al" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Hy all,

I've sometimes got a "small" problem. When I swim as far
as 2km, I've got trouble with bowel gas, i.e. I produce
a lot of it. What's the cause of that? Since I do not
eat a lot before I start, I do not suppose it is from
digesting food. Is it air that I swallow while breathing
(I forgot to mention I swim crawl)? And if so, is my
breathing technique not ok then?

Greets

Manuel

I woldn't call that a problem, I'd call that a lane to
yourself :-)

- Al

In article
<[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

har har :-)

It's not that bad... And sadly enough, it doesn't give me
extra speed :-) That would have been something to brag
about... No, trouble (if you can call it that) starts when
I've finished swimming. Bowel cramps and lots of air...
Anyway, no need to go into detail, no?

Greets

Manuel

"Al" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Hy all,

I've sometimes got a "small" problem. When I swim as
far as 2km, I've got trouble with bowel gas, i.e. I
produce a lot of it. What's the cause of that? Since I
do not eat a lot before I start, I do not suppose it
is from digesting food. Is it air that I swallow while
breathing (I forgot to mention I swim crawl)? And if
so, is my breathing technique not ok then?

Greets

Manuel

I woldn't call that a problem, I'd call that a lane to
yourself :-)

- Al

Glad you're able to share my twisted humor - I'd neglected
to add any comment of substance. Actually, swallowing air
would be my first guess
- and the first thing I'd check is to see if you're
consciously exhaling between breaths. No need to put that
air through a few hundred feet of intestine if you don't
have to, right? :-)

- Al

Try rolling your body a bit more to the side when you
breathe so you aren't gulping down the air. It sounds like
you panic a bit when breathing so if you roll your entire
body a little more maybe you will feel more confident that
the air will be available to you when it is time to breathe?
If you swallow air to fast it can hurt going down so I would
seriously have someone watch your stroke. How many strokes
do you take between breaths?