Am I the only one who gets a bloated stomach from swimming? Then I get a big ball of gasiness. I feel capable of swimming a couple miles at this point, but have to stop after one because I feel so bloated. It's driving me crazy. If I am doing a tri, I don't want to come of the water all bloated and then get on a bike. It's pissing me off. What am I doing wrong? Am I taking in water? How do I breathe efficiently without water intake? Seems like in the pool, it is the chemicals that get to my stomach, and in open water, it's the lovely bacteria and industrial run-off. I'm just guessing, though. How do others manage to breathe without taking in water. I breathe out under water through my nose, and as I roll back, I just let my head come out enough to get a breath. I can't imagine having to bring my head out more. That would be very inefficient, and I don't see other swimmers doing that. I've searched the internet, and it seems I am an anomaly on this one. Anyone?
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It's quite a coincidence, but I was actually about to post on this same topic when I saw the title on this.
I'm not swimming miles, but I have the same problem after swimming a few hundred yards. At first I thought it was I was drinking in water, but today I noticed I didn't take much if any water in and I still had the problem. The first few times I had it I thought it was a bit more serious than gas.
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The body is under compression due to the weight of water all around it, thus you have greater water loss than you would with other activities, and are at higher risk of dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
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I have better luck with non/lightly flavored electrolyte tablets or powders like Emergen-C mixed in water. The strong flavors and sugar in sports drinks make me bloat and puke during pretty much any kind of exercise. I can drink 'em afterwards but not before or during - it's NOT pretty.
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I think you should just stop swallowing the pool water. Are you really under that much pressure on the surface of the water? I find that hard to believe....
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Assuming a depth of 12 inches, at sea level the pressure of the water would be about 104.3kPa which translates into 15.1psi or only .4psi more than atmospheric pressure.
Using a regularly accepted Body Surface Area figure for an adult male of 1.8m^2 , that's ~2800sq.in.
So 2800sq.in x .4psi yields 1120lbs of total compressive force against the body. That's assuming full submersion at 12" but given the depth will vary with body thickness, pitch, and moving arms/legs, there's still going to be substantial pressure on the body even at shallow depths. Of course the story changes when you go buoyant.
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Thank you for the input everyone. If hydration is an issue for me, it is over-hydration. I think I have to chalk this up to a technique problem. I am doing NROL, and eating a lot, so that might be an issue here, as well.
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I'm going with e on this. I think it was drinking in pool water. My form was a good bit better today, so I didn't swallow much water and had no problems.
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