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High-Intensity Sports in College Increase Risk of Gastrointestinal Disorders

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The Doctor's Lounge reports that according to new research, high-intensity sports such as lacrosse or swimming in college increase the risk of gastrointestinal disorders.

These findings come from the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, where researchers found that as many as 60% of athletes participating in these high-intensity sports had at least 1 gastrointestinal symptom.

Gastrointestinal symptoms include:

 

• pain;
• constipation;
• abdominal bloating; and
• diarrhea.

 

Just 35% of non-athletes experienced the same types of symptoms.

Researchers suspect that the aerobic movements and other motions of these sports are what lead to gastrointestinal problems. However, these are preliminary studies, subject to a more rigorous peer review.

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