Lower back is killing me

[Agathe]

Some stats first

21 years old
6'5 225 12-14% bf and a decent athlete

Problem: Sometimes if I eat a big meal at night which has lot's of sodium and carbs I end up with the worst back pain ever in the morning. It feels like someoone put a 25 lbs dumbell right above my ass. I have hard time bending down and stuff like that. By a big meal I mean like a cheat meal, so sphagetti,hamburgers or pizza would usually do the trick.

The pain goes away after about an hour and less if I do some stretching. I have no idea why this happens so if someone could enlighten me on this that would be great.

oh and I'm also not very flexible down there, I can barely touch my toes from a standing possition. Maybe that's why?

 

[Chi town]

Damn man! I've never heard of anything like this before. It's hard to imagine how the two could be linked. Maybe consult w/ a nutritionist at your gym.

 

[ddiffey]

You may have the samething I have. If it only comes when you eat big meals then I'm stumped! Then you mentioned your lower back in the mornings and loss of flexability. I have a diseases called Ankylosing Spondylitis it's an inflimation of the lower back, no cure I'm on medication for life all the meds do is help me cope in life. It's found in blood work if you ask your doctor to look for it.

 

[bigstve12]

You may have the samething I have. If it only comes when you eat big meals then I'm stumped! Then you mentioned your lower back in the mornings and loss of flexability. I have a diseases called Ankylosing Spondylitis it's an inflimation of the lower back, no cure I'm on medication for life all the meds do is help me cope in life. It's found in blood work if you ask your doctor to look for it.

AS could be fouybd on xrays too....def something to keep in mind Agathe...you are in the right age group for it....but on the other hand it could just be your tight ass hammys...stretch once in a while man