Review article: The pathophysiology and management of gastrointestinal symptoms during physical exercise, and the role of splanchnic blood flow

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 516-528

  Ter Steege, R W F ^a   Kolkman, J J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1 INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; ENDOTOXEMIA; EXERCISE; FEVER; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; NAUSEA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHIVERING; SLIDE STITCH; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

DIET; EXERCISE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84856725297     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04980.x     Document Type: Review

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