After hard workouts where we do a lot of sprint work, I have noticed that my stomach is in knots and it stays that way for hours. I don't know why- lactic acid build up maybe? I am eating a banana before practice, like I have done before every practice for the last 8 years. I drink water during practice and I warm down at least 300-400 yards at the end. The stomach issues (pain, lack of wanting to eat, etc) come in to play only when we're doing a lot of sprint work (yes, I'm a distance lover). Today it's so bad that I've only eaten a banana and a bit of chicken and green beans and it's 2:30 now and yet I swam 7-9 this morning.
What can I do to prevent this? What is causing this?
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What does stomach in knots feel like? Last year I felt a very tender hard spot, like a hard lump, right above my belly button. I asked myself if it could be swimming related, maybe some muscle thing, however I had not swum for the 2 weeks before that. In the following weeks/months the lump-like thing seemed to have moved around. Could it be stomach knot caused by previous swimming?
What does stomach in knots feel like? Last year I felt a very tender hard spot, like a hard lump, right above my belly button. I asked myself if it could be swimming related, maybe some muscle thing, however I had not swum for the 2 weeks before that. In the following weeks/months the lump-like thing seemed to have moved around. Could it be stomach knot caused by previous swimming?
