When you run, you’re body is under stress, and that causes your body to increase the levels of certain chemicals to kinda even things out.  These chemicals, in turn, may lead to an increase in gastrointestinal problems in distance running.
 
Our bodies are incredible machines, but while evolution has done a wonderful job of allow up to go forth and multiply; there are some sniggly little issues which come up from time to time to prevent us from going forth at our full potential. 
 
Gastrointestinal Problems in Distance Running are a lot more common than you might otherwise believe, and there’s a thirty to eighty-three percent chance that you are currently, or will one day suffer some kind of an issue with your digestive system that will slow you down or keep you off the road.
 
Show Links:
http://www.ismj.com/default.asp?pageID=611023489
http://runningfromthereaper.com
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=3716
“Die Alone” was by Ingrid Michaelson: http://www.ingridmichaelson.com