Post-Marathon Massage: Understanding Potential Side Effects

Question
On Sunday I completed my 13th full marathon in a good time and felt relatively good afterwards besides a few stomach and muscle cramps. On Monday I had a one hour massage and immediately felt lightheaded and nauseas afterwards. I have never felt like this after a massage before. The nausea continued for about 12 hours afterwards and I was unable to keep any food down. Could this be from the lactic acid being released from my muscles into my body?

Thanks,

Rob

Answer
Hi Rob,

Congrats on the marathon! In all honesty I think it was a mix of your body recovering from the marathon & your muscles not being ready to be worked on yet. Also dehydration can cause effects like that. Your body needs a recovery period after experiencing something like that. That's all I can think of for now. Get well soon!

Zira