Hi,
One of my students asked this question,
“What causes a side ache?”
Anyone know?
Before anyone can answer that question, is the afflicted person is married? hehehe
I think it has to do with being dehydrated I’m not sure if thats it though.
-Isaac
Our Phys.Ed. book called it a “stitch-in-the-side”, and said that experts aren’t sure what causes it, but there are some theories. I don’t remember what they are, though. 
Nikki
Some information HERE
Has anyone suffered side ache from unicycling?
The suggested website seemed pretty on-target and logical. I know from personal experience as a cross-country and long distance track runner that getting in shape really helps to lower the frequency of side stitches.
Sometimes. Usually, I’ll just take a break or slow down till it goes away. I never worried about it much.
-Mark
Eating. If I eat a largish meal before doing some fast uniing, I get side ache. If it happens I just slow down and take deep breaths till it goes.
Re: [OT] What causes a side ache?
On Fri, 7 Mar 2003 22:44:47 -0600, UniBrier
<UniBrier.k00ua@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote:
>Has anyone suffered side ache from unicycling?
Rarely. If it happens I take it easy till it goes away. I had it often
as a kid. I have it more often from running, maybe the way I do MUni
makes it less (continuously) strenuous than running?
For Nikki: stitch in the side is a literal translation for the Dutch
common term for it: steek in de zij. Thanks.
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Aargh, I’m having flashbacks of school cross country…
“RUN FASTER!!! The stitch will go away if you run through it! RUN!!!”
PE teachers are cruel, cruel people.
Phil
Re: [OT] What causes a side ache?
An excellent question- I’m glad you posed it. It has been well established that side aches occure after ingesting water-mellon seeds; The seeds sprout in the warmth of your stomach, then attempt to grow tward the sun- via your splean. Make sure to theroughly chew each seed, and you shouldn’t have any problem.
-Christopher