Exercise-induced gastrointestinal dysfunction in endurance athletes – Katherine Caris-Harris
Gastrointestinal health in athletes has become an important speciality subject for nutritional therapist Katherine Caris-Harris. In this article, she shares her mechanistic review of gastrointestinal dysfunction, incorporating the functional medicine model. If you take part in endurance sports, it is likely that you will have experienced gastrointestinal dysfunction at some point, either in a race […]
Exercise-induced gastrointestinal distress: Can a low-fodmap diet help? – Simone do Carmo
Exercise practitioners are thankfully becoming more aware of gastrointestinal distress in athletes, and various strategies have been suggested. Simone do Carmo investigates the therapeutic usefulness of the low-FODMAP diet. Despite months of training and careful preparation, a bout of gastrointestinal distress on race day can wreak havoc on an athlete’s performance and subsequent recovery. The […]
