Hello,
Last year I had some serious bloating issues, even went to a gastro doctor who told me everything was fine and suggested I take probiotics, which I did for a time and that seemed to fix the problem. I've noticed after races that I tend to bloat and am wondering if the Infinit nutrition I take has anything to do with it.
Recently, I did Ironman St. George and used Infinit as my prime nutrition source for the bike. I packed 8 hours worth of nutrition and only got through 6 hours worth of it. The bike was tough and it ended up taking me 8 hours to do the bike. When I got to the 6 hour mark, I just couldn't drink anymore. I started supplementing with cliff shot rocks. What I did, is I put four scoops of infinit in my water bottles with the goal of drinking half a water bottle every hour. Two scoops for me is 230 calories which is what I need per hour. After the race, I was bloated for a full week and felt that all my food that I was eating was just sitting in my gut. I even ended up throwing up one night, just to try to get some of it out, and I wasn't constipated. Probably more than you all want to hear, but I'm curious if this is a symptom of the nutrition , if I shouldn't be doubling up my bottles?? Any ideas thoughts or suggestions from the experts? THanks
Laurie
-------------------------------------------------------------- Quote directed to me..."You don't have to do an ironman to prove your life is worth living..."
Last year I had some serious bloating issues, even went to a gastro doctor who told me everything was fine and suggested I take probiotics, which I did for a time and that seemed to fix the problem. I've noticed after races that I tend to bloat and am wondering if the Infinit nutrition I take has anything to do with it.
Recently, I did Ironman St. George and used Infinit as my prime nutrition source for the bike. I packed 8 hours worth of nutrition and only got through 6 hours worth of it. The bike was tough and it ended up taking me 8 hours to do the bike. When I got to the 6 hour mark, I just couldn't drink anymore. I started supplementing with cliff shot rocks. What I did, is I put four scoops of infinit in my water bottles with the goal of drinking half a water bottle every hour. Two scoops for me is 230 calories which is what I need per hour. After the race, I was bloated for a full week and felt that all my food that I was eating was just sitting in my gut. I even ended up throwing up one night, just to try to get some of it out, and I wasn't constipated. Probably more than you all want to hear, but I'm curious if this is a symptom of the nutrition , if I shouldn't be doubling up my bottles?? Any ideas thoughts or suggestions from the experts? THanks
Laurie
-------------------------------------------------------------- Quote directed to me..."You don't have to do an ironman to prove your life is worth living..."