ReviewCurrent nutrition reports2020
Probiotics and Gut Health in Athletes.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects ofFrontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- "Do probiotics mitigate GI-induced inflammation and perceived fatigue in athletes? A systematic review".Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Probiotics Supplementation on Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Athletes: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of probiotic supplementation on gut barrier function in combat athletes during pre-competition weight loss.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Trial
- The effect of probiotic supplementation on performance, inflammatory markers and gastro-intestinal symptoms in elite road cyclists.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2021Trial
- The Athlete Gut Microbiome: A Narrative Review of Multi-Omics Insights and Next-Generation Probiotic Strategies.Nutrients · 2025Review
- The Emerging Role of the Gut Microbiome in Cerebral Cavernous Malformation: A New Novel Therapeutic Strategy?International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Study on characteristics of gut flora composition of pregnant women with preeclampsia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Mechanism of Action and Beneficial Effects of Probiotics in Amateur and Professional Athletes.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Gut microbiota and the "gut-liver-kidney axis" theory: from mechanisms to therapeutics.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Fueling Gut Microbes: A Review of the Interaction between Diet, Exercise, and the Gut Microbiota in Athletes.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Review
- Probiotics: Potential Novel Therapeutics Against Fungal Infections.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo provide a focused analysis of the challenges to gut health in athletes and examine recent research aimed at determining the impact of probiotics on preventing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and loss of barrier function in athletes. RECENT
findingsFrequency and severity of GI symptoms during training or competition were reduced by approximately one-third in studies demonstrating efficacy. Improvement of GI symptoms with probiotic supplementation was measured in both single-strain Lactobacillus and multi-strain Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterim probiotics, while improvement in gut barrier function was only measured for multi-strain probiotics. Likelihood of efficacy increased with duration of supplementation. The greatest efficacy for reducing GI symptom frequency and severity, as well as improving or preserving gut barrier function during exercise training and competition, appears to be for multi-strain Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium probiotic cocktails supplemented for at least 11 weeks.
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