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Advice Please

  • 01-02-2010 11:14am
    #1
    Bugnug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 602 ✭✭✭


    Hi there,

    Hoping that somebody might be able to help with a problem I am experiencing when running outdoors. I get huge build up of phlem and mucus which I am constantly coughing up and it really affects my breathing and my ability to enjoy my run. This does not happen me in the gym, I haven't smoked in 10 years, I am in my early thirities, no asthma, no respiratory problems.

    Thanks,


Comments

  • #2
    Macanri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,793 ✭✭✭Macanri


    I'm no doctor but I would say it's better out than in!
    Are you running a long time?


  • #3
    How Strange
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,339 ✭✭✭How Strange


    I had this problem last winter and the only conclusion I could come to was it was caused by running in cold weather because car fumes tend to lie in the air as a result of the low temperature. I've no scientific basis for this ahem :rolleyes: theory but I noticed it went away in Spring.


  • #4
    RayCun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    In the last few weeks, I've been able to taste the smog in the air on some runs - it probably doesn't help. Also, the air in the gym is going to be warmer, and usually drier than outside.


  • #5
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,549 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    I've had a similar issue (and I remember it from previous winters) that leaves me gagging towards the end of the run. For me its caused by a runny nose
    and the snot running down my throat
    . Over the last few weeks I've been perfecting the art of the snot-rocket, which has improved the situation drastically. Get the phlegm out before it becomes a real problem.


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