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Lesley White

How Do You Get Rid Of A Side Stitch When It Happens?

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elyce elder

get a seam ripper.

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Dawn Panda

I simply make sure to both inhale AND exhale for equal amounts of steps. if I'm inhaling for three steps, then I'm going to exhale for three steps.

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Sue Burton

If I breathe out every time a foot lands or even every other foot, i am definitely not breathing deep. I find putting my hands or one hand on top of my head helps a stitch.

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Eric W. Johnson

A stitch in time, saves nine.

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Ezra Schoonover

I've had ongoing side stitches for the past 35 years or so.. usually around the 1.5 to 1.75 mile mark is when it gets bad and I have to walk a bit. Recently, I changed my multivitamin to one with extra magnesium, iron and potassium, and it is helping a lot. I can still feel the stitch towards the end of the run, but just barely. I also seem to recover faster.

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M. Luthin

I am not a runner, but I want to incorporate running in my work out. What exactly is a side stich?

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David Smith

I just keep going 🏃‍♂️!

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Chuck Davis

I don’t know about all this breath when your dominant foot non dominant foot hits and all that. I breath when I need a breath. I guess I don’t run hard or fast enough to get stitches but if I did I’d probably quit running because that’s too much like a heart attack to me.

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Rebecca Johnson

Push into area with fingers then alternate your breathing

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Mike C.

Add potassium to my diet, normally a banana.