Effect of heavy exercise on gastrointestinal transit in endurance athletes

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 673-677

  Strid, Hans ^a   Simréén, Magnus ^a   Störsrud, Stine ^a   Stotzer, Per Ove ^a   Sadik, Riadh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exercise; gastrointestinal symptoms; gastrointestinal transit; stool consistency; stool frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COLONIC TRANSIT; DEFECATION HABIT; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SMALL BOWEL TRANSIT; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOOL CONSISTENCY; STOOL FREQUENCY;

ADULT; ATHLETES; EATING; EXERCISE; FECES; FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; REST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955943757     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2011.558110     Document Type: Article

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