ArticleFrontiers in physiology2023
Gastrointestinal cell injury and perceived symptoms after running the Boston Marathon.
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- A systematic and critical review of measurement scales for evaluating gastrointestinal symptoms during exercise.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring the gut-exercise link: A systematic review of gastrointestinal disorders in physical activity.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Pooled it
- The Role of FODMAPs in Sports Nutrition: A Narrative Review and Clinical Implications.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Biomarkers of organ stress and injury following the Boston Marathon.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2025Article
- Impact of moderate environmental heat stress during running exercise on circulating markers of gastrointestinal integrity in endurance athletes.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- A Review of Carbohydrate Supplementation Approaches and Strategies for Optimizing Performance in Elite Long-Distance Endurance.Nutrients · 2025Review
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- Physiology and Pathophysiology of Marathon Running: A narrative Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Review
- Gastrointestinal symptoms among recreational long distance runners in China: prevalence, severity, and contributing factors.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Gastrointestinal function and microbiota in endurance athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances are a prevalent cause of marathon related complaints, and in extreme cases can promote life-threatening conditions such as exertional heat stroke. Our aim was to study intestinal cell injury [via intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP)] and perceived GI distress symptoms among marathon runners. We also examined potential risk factors (e.g., inadequate sleep) that could exacerbate GI disturbances in healthy, trained endurance runners. This was a parallel mixed-methods study design. 2019 Boston Marathon participants were recruited via email and subjects completed surveys before the race describing demographics and training history. Participants completed a GI questionnaire to assess presence and severity of symptoms, a survey regarding risk factors (e.g., recent illness, medications) that could promote GI disturbances, and provided a urine sample at three time points (immediately pre-race, post-race, and 24-h post-race). Due to weather, blood samples were only collected immediately and 24-h post-race. A total of 40 runners (males:
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