Runny Nose

Pippy1976

My nose runs constantly when I'm running, and walking for that matter! It's extremely annoying as, not only am I a sweaty mess at the end of my run, I've got pockets full of used tissues.

Has anyone else experience this? The minute I attempt any bit of exercise (I walk twice every day and run twice a week at a distance of 6 / 7 k) my nose runs and runs.

My eyes do too but I put this down to the wind blowing in my face. Any suggestions / remedies would be really helpful. It's extremely distressing at times.

Krusty_Clown

Save the planet - learn to fire snot rockets. Yes, it sounds disgusting, but is the the most functional, healthy way to combat the runny nose.

Pippy1976

Brilliant!

But I'm going to decline, thanks!

Ososlo

i have the same issue op. my nose is constantly dripping and on a two hour run recently, it got so sore it started bleeding. i didn't realise until i got back to the car but there was blood all over my face!! I've tried everything to no avail so now just bring really soft tissues. have the same problem with streaming eyes so always wear sunglasses unless it's raining as id feel like a plonker. hope you get some good advice as i really need it too!

Pippy1976

It's good to hear I'm not the only one. It's really irritating and, I know I said it already, but it distresses me sometimes. I wish I could stop it happening.

I have tissues with me constantly, am never without a supply. I do suffer with allergies. Hayfever tablets ease it a bit but I'd rather not take those all the time.

Even hearing other people's feedback / suggestions / experience is help enough to be honest.

Patrick 1

Sounds like it could be a slight allergic reaction along the lines of hayfever maybe? I had the same problem but as I did suffer from hayfever I found that running after taking an anti hystamine prevented said runny nose and eyes, maybe ask your doctor for a test or try an over the counter generic one and see it it helps?

Ososlo

don't suffer from any allergies myself op but do find that as the weather gets warmer i don't really suffer from this at all. i think for me it's just a reaction to the cold air. yes it is very distressing especially in a race situation when there is so much to already contend with. it's a nuisance to have to dab your nose every two minutes..

Pippy1976

Ososlo wrote: »

don't suffer from any allergies myself op but do find that as the weather gets warmer i don't really suffer from this at all. i think for me it's just a reaction to the cold air. yes it is very distressing especially in a race situation when there is so much to already contend with. it's a nuisance to have to dab your nose every two minutes..

Nuisance, you are dead right. As a poster said above 'fire snot rockets'... but it's a runny nose so you can't even do that!

It definitely happens more during the Winter months. I did hear a doctor on Derek Mooney or some such show a while back saying this was condensation in your nose, not snot at all (sorry, apologies for the gross language!).

He didn't give a cure / remedy though!

vitani

I've the same problem, although it hasn't been as bad recently. I find I'm not too bad while running but as soon as I get home, I'm sneezing for about fifteen minutes.

Pippy1976

vitani wrote: »

I've the same problem, although it hasn't been as bad recently. I find I'm not too bad while running but as soon as I get home, I'm sneezing for about fifteen minutes.

Ok, that's a real allergy then.

I find if I tilt my head down it runs and runs. If I find the correct angle for my head / face then I'm ok but any variation and the tissues are out!

AK333

I'm the same, and it drives me mad. The other girls I run with don't suffer from it, just me. I constantly sniff and if I remember, bring tissues. The trouble with 'snot rockets' (yuk) is that when you are running in a group or even in daylight, you can't go around snotting all over yourself and all around you, that's just disgusting.

I'm going to try the anti histamines and hope for the best.

Ososlo

hope we get some answers to the problem soon. Have another red raw nose from a 10 mile run today with constant dripping. So sore both during and after the run

hardCopy

What's a tissue?

Ososlo

hardCopy wrote: »

What's a tissue?

rubbing your nose every minute (or more) for 10 miles makes it very sore plus you need to carry about 100 of them:rolleyes:

hardCopy

Ososlo wrote: »

rubbing your nose every minute (or more) for 10 miles makes it very sore plus you need to carry about 100 of them:rolleyes:

See Krusty's suggestion.

Just be careful in a headwind and always look behind you first.

Ososlo

hardCopy wrote: »

See Krusty's suggestion.

Just be careful in a headwind and always look behind you first.

thanks. very helpful.

AK333

Ososlo your problem sounds quite chronic (though I'm not a doctor and this is not medical advice :rolleyes:) - have you gone to a gp for investigation?

I have to constantly sniff when running (slow jogging really) and I don't do the miles that you do, so can't compare, but my nose doesn't bleed and 2 or 3 tissues does me on a 10k.

If I was you I would see a gp and have it investigated because it obviously impacts your running enjoyment. Hope you get it sorted

Pippy1976

I appreciate all the funny comments. But I'm completely serious about this problem. Whilst it probably sounds hilarious to some it's not nice to make fun of people if they're distressed about something and genuinely looking for advice.

This morning, just walking to the Luas, I get to work a complete mess from the streaming eyes and runny nose. It's awful. I wish there was something I could do. I did think it was dietary and cut wheat out of my diet. It has helped reduce my sneezing but not this other business.

Like, thanks for all the humorous comments but don't be taking the p**s either, y'know.

Krusty_Clown

Pippy1976 wrote: »

I appreciate all the funny comments. But I'm completely serious about this problem. Whilst it probably sounds hilarious to some it's not nice to make fun of people if they're distressed about something and genuinely looking for advice.

This morning, just walking to the Luas, I get to work a complete mess from the streaming eyes and runny nose. It's awful. I wish there was something I could do. I did think it was dietary and cut wheat out of my diet. It has helped reduce my sneezing but not this other business.

Like, thanks for all the humorous comments but don't be taking the p**s either, y'know.

Hi Pippy, my post was genuine. No humour intended. In winter I suffer with runny nose and bringing up massive amounts of phlegm. In summer, hay-fever has exactly the same effect (though my condition has much improved in recent years). When I started out, I always brought tissues and was never comfortable as I was always gagging with gunk.

Genuinely - I practiced the snot-rocket (there is no more suitable name for it) and I have never looked back. True, I'm a bloke, so a certain amount of lack of decorum is acceptable, but, the faster women in races have something in common, they all do it too. Running is not a pretty sport. We all do a lot of otherwise socially unacceptable things in the name of hitting our goals. Now perhaps I'm completely wrong, and expelling from your nose will not solve your problem. If that's the case then I'm sorry that my original post missed the mark. Otherwise, give it a go (in the park, on your own) and just get into the habit of it.

What you are talking about today seems slightly different and were I suffering from those conditions I would go see my GP for advice, as in my case (no medical advice here!) those symptoms in my case would suggest hay-fever, which can be greatly improved by medication.

Pippy1976

Thanks very much. Advice noted... My nose is runny rather than snotty though. [god, this all sounds so gross!]

I agree also that running is not a pretty sport. Nobody looks great when they run, I don't care how amazingly beautiful you are!! Anyway, I'll struggle on with the tissues for now but I will probably start taking the hayfever tablets again to ease it a bit.

It's VERY frustrating and uncomfortable.

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Hi Pippy, my post was genuine. No humour intended. In winter I suffer with runny nose and bringing up massive amounts of phlegm. In summer, hay-fever has exactly the same effect (though my condition has much improved in recent years). When I started out, I always brought tissues and was never comfortable as I was always gagging with gunk.

Genuinely - I practiced the snot-rocket (there is no more suitable name for it) and I have never looked back. True, I'm a bloke, so a certain amount of lack of decorum is acceptable, but, the faster women in races have something in common, they all do it too. Running is not a pretty sport. We all do a lot of otherwise socially unacceptable things in the name of hitting our goals. Now perhaps I'm completely wrong, and expelling from your nose will not solve your problem. If that's the case then I'm sorry that my original post missed the mark. Otherwise, give it a go (in the park, on your own) and just get into the habit of it.

What you are talking about today seems slightly different and were I suffering from those conditions I would go see my GP for advice, as in my case (no medical advice here!) those symptoms in my case would suggest hay-fever, which can be greatly improved by medication.

Roddy23

Same thing happens me when I'm out running the LSR. Actually when I finished the Half in Connemara a few weeks ago, my nose was very sore, and irritable. I've done the auld snot rocket myself but it's not really a build up of snot, more a constant runny nose. I think it's a lot worse in the cold as the moisture in the nose rends to react with the cold in the air.

I was looking online for a reason and did find something alright, I'll have a look here.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/365393-exercise-induced-rhinitis/

Pippy1976

Even knowing I'm not the only one is a huge help to be honest. I concur, it's not a build up of mucus more a constant dribble!

Again, to reiterate, I heard a doctor on some medical show say that much like a cold window gathers condensation the same happens to your nose when you go outside.

Roddy23 wrote: »

Same thing happens me when I'm out running the LSR. Actually when I finished the Half in Connemara a few weeks ago, my nose was very sore, and irritable. I've done the auld snot rocket myself but it's not really a build up of snot, more a constant runny nose. I think it's a lot worse in the cold as the moisture in the nose rends to react with the cold in the air.

I was looking online for a reason and did find something alright, I'll have a look here.

Ososlo

mine is more like just water slowing dripping out of my nose so I don't think Krusty's method would work. Gonna give it a shot later though:)

Pippy1976

Ososlo wrote: »

mine is more like just water slowing dripping out of my nose so I don't think Krusty's method would work.

Mine too.

wrstan

The technical term for what Krusty is referring to is called "snorking"

According to urbandictionary.com the definition is:

Snork: To clear mucus from the nostril by blowing, without using a tissue. Frequently done by runners or cyclists.

I kid you not

Hope it works for you Ososlo. To be serious though, you have my sympathies for anything that detracts from your running and I hope you get it sorted. I recall Prof. Tim Noakes saying in a recent interview that one of the great side effects of his carb free diet was that he now never suffers from Rhinitis. Make of that what you like though.

Ososlo

wrstan wrote: »

The technical term for what Krusty is referring to is called "snorking"

According to urbandictionary.com the definition is:



I kid you not

Hope it works for you Ososlo. To be serious though, you have my sympathies for anything that detracts from your running and I hope you get it sorted. I recall Prof. Tim Noakes saying in a recent interview that one of the great side effects of his carb free diet was that he now never suffers from Rhinitis. Make of that what you like though.

thanks wrstan. Just back from a 50 min recovery run with the intention of giving the suggested method a go. Temperatures are positively balmy here today so this was the first run since last October where I didn't really have the problem to any great extent. So for me, it's obviously all down to the climate. I hope it's the same for you Pippy and you find things better for you from now on.
BTW, I did have a sneaky little try but there wasn't much there to work with;)
I have cut back vastly on carbs in the last few months so don't think this had anything to do with my particular problem but it might for some.
Thanks for the feedback:)

cloudatlas

Even in this weather I find my glands are swollen and my nose runs. I take anti histamines. It's just frustrating when you run the same distance every day and it is a struggle to make gains. My doc has given me an inhaler now I'll see if that helps.

I'll have to start running at night but it's not convenient for me at the moment it being so close to bedtime and I'm cooking for other people so have to take their schedules into consideration.

I would train on a treadmill but don't have the cash to join a gym at the moment. Anyone any further advice?

Peterx

Try running with a facemask -very thin layer of buff, or similar - to create a warmer microclimate at your nose as you breathe through the buff?

The side effect of wearing a mask if you wear glasses are bad though..

You will know in you first cold air run if this works, instant results you can share with us, unlike the snorking

wrstan

Peterx wrote: »

You will know in you first cold air run if this works, instant results you can share with us, unlike the snorking

Just don't try both at the same time!