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Why do you get a stitch when running?

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My idea: I believe that stitch results from a fold in the pleura, the membrane that lines the lungs, and this is more likely to happen when the lungs are expanding and contracting very rapidly. Nobody's looked at this scientifically.

Answered 4/28/2013

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