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Do any of you run while taking Motrin?
I have a pain in my foot, and I will definitely be looking at having my doctor check it out (soon). However, I have a race in two weeks. Is it safe to run after taking motrin, or perhaps to take it in the middle of a run?
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Scary stuff... I'm not sure if I will embrace the pain and run through it, but I will come up with something (that doesn't have motrin involved).
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You might as well ask for the rest of the story while you're in uptake mode and get Dr. Trent to clue you in on the issues with acetaminophen...
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I forgot to mention in my response what the pain was. From what I have read online, and from what I feel, I believe the pain is stemming from Morton's Neuroma. It is just my left foot. I have tried changing shoes, and also increasing the padding, but it just has never improved.
Basically, by mile 4 there is a zing between my toes (the smaller three), but mile 6 they are numb, mile 13 and on it is intense pain. I have ran through the pain during training runs but I did not relish the idea of completing the full marathon in a couple weeks.
Again, I will try something other than Motrin. Perhaps ice pack the evening before.
By the way, does this mean you shouldn't take Ibuprofen following a marathon (say an hour afterward) if you have been re-hydrating?
Trent,
How soon before a race should you not be taking Ibuproen? I'm assuming what you wrote was during a race? Thanks.
24 hours before and 6-12 hours after the race should be ibu - free.
For a MN, you may consider cutting a hole out of your shoe's insert right under the neuroma.
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I forgot to mention in my response what the pain was. From what I have read online, and from what I feel, I believe the pain is stemming from Morton's Neuroma. It is just my left foot. I have tried changing shoes, and also increasing the padding, but it just has never improved. Basically, by mile 4 there is a zing between my toes (the smaller three), but mile 6 they are numb, mile 13 and on it is intense pain. I have ran through the pain during training runs but I did not relish the idea of completing the full marathon in a couple weeks. Again, I will try something other than Motrin. Perhaps ice pack the evening before. By the way, does this mean you shouldn't take Ibuprofen following a marathon (say an hour afterward) if you have been re-hydrating?
I have similar pain, but mine is not MN, it is metatarsalgia. The symptoms are very similar. Unfortunately the rough and dirty treatment is exactly the opposite. For MN you cut the hole as Trent listed. For metatarsalgia you tape in an extra piece of foam (cut it from the insert of an old shoe) under your insole to lift it up. Around nickle to quarter size
To find the location to cut or support in either case find the point on your foot where the pain FIRST starts and put a dot of lipstick right there on the bottom of your foot. Then put your shoe on and walk around. This makes it easier to find the proper location.
I would start by making the pad because it is removable. If that makes it worse try the hole.
Pray for metatarsalgia of the two. Weight loss will clear up 90% of it, I only occasionally get bouts of it now and I can correlate weight and pace. MN treatment kind of sucks.
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I also have Moton's Neuroma in my left foot. Flares up every so often, and the best thing I found was to tie my left shoe less tight... sometime this gives me a blister, but no Neuroma pain. I also ice my foot directly after a long run, which seems to help. My podiatrist made inserts for me, and they really seem to help. There are non-surgical options for MN. They now inject an alcohol substance into the nerve, which kills it. If mine flares up again, I may go that route
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My wife's a pharmacist. She has me take Naproxen for pain and/or swelling.
Everything I said about ibuprofen applies to all NSAIDs, including naproxen.