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Exercised-induced gastrointestinal syndrome

Watch Ricardo present an overview of exercise-induced gastrointestinal syndrome, and provide further detail on how it can impact the body.

Watch Ricardo present an overview of exercise-induced gastrointestinal syndrome, and provide further detail on how it can impact an athlete’s gut and performance.

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Consider exploring a schematic description of exercise-induced gastrointestinal syndrome to find out more about the changes that take place in the body and the impact on the gastrointestinal tract.

You may also be interested in Systematic review: exercise‐induced gastrointestinal syndrome—implications for health and intestinal disease and Exertional-heat stress-associated gastrointestinal perturbations during Olympic sports: Management strategies for athletes preparing and competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, which further explore this research area.

It’s worth noting that these papers are included to help demonstrate some of the research in this area, but we do not expect you to purchase a subscription to read the full paper.

Hopefully, just reading the summary provided in the free abstract will be sufficient for those that are wanting to know more about this study.


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