This article was medically reviewed by Audrey Bowman, RRCA certified running coach, BS in Exercise Science, and fitness instructor at Relentless Runners in Knoxville, TN. Side stitches are sharp ...

If you've ever been out running and have suddenly experienced a stabbing pain in your side, you've most likely been hit with a stitch. Also known as exercise-related transient abdominal pain (ETAP ...

Feeling the first pangs of a stitch in your side when you’re running is one of those frustrating scenarios all runners have dealt with at some point or another. A stitch may be small ...

And while I find running harder on my joints than other forms of exercise, that's not really the killer either. It's the dreaded side stitches that keep holding me up. Sure enough, my first trip ...

This pain is most common in the abdomen, particularly along either side, but can also ... reported experiencing a stitch within the last year, and “in a single running event approximately ...

They're unpleasant and usually harmless and yet side stitches can be a major nuisance during a training session – be it swimming, running or a group fitness course. Here's what you can do to ...

This pain is most common in the abdomen, particularly along either side, but can also be “related ... cent of runners surveyed reported experiencing a stitch within the last year, and “in a single ...