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ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2026

The Relationship Between Biomarkers of Exercise-Induced Gastrointestinal Syndrome and Exercise-Associated Gastrointestinal Symptoms.

Keagan Hillemacher, Charlie Beaconsfield, Samuel Fitzgerald, Brooke Mahoney, Stephanie Gaskell, Rhiannon M J Snipe, Ricardo J S Costa

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Article in Sports (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Keagan HillemacherDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, VIC 3168, Australia.
Charlie BeaconsfieldDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, VIC 3168, Australia.
Samuel FitzgeraldDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, VIC 3168, Australia.
Brooke MahoneyDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, VIC 3168, Australia.
Stephanie GaskellDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, VIC 3168, Australia.
Rhiannon M J SnipeCentre for Sport Research, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3754-6782
Ricardo J S CostaDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics & Food, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, VIC 3168, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3069-486X

Funding

Entrinsic Biosciences Entrinsic BiosciencesLion Drinks & Dairy Research Service AgreementMonash University- Faculty of Medicine Nursing & Health Sciences Strategic Grant SchemeSports Medicine Australia Postgraduate research fund
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prolonged endurance exercise performed in hot ambient conditions is associated with an increased prevalence of performance-limiting gastrointestinal perturbations. This study aimed to examine the associations between biomarkers of exercise-induced gastrointestinal syndrome (EIGS) and exercise-associated gastrointestinal symptoms (Ex-GIS) under exertional heat stress (EHS). Fifty-six non-heat acclimated endurance-trained individuals completed 2 h of steady state running at 60% maximal oxygen uptake (V.O2max) with an ambient temperature of 35.1 °C and relative humidity 29.4%. Venous blood samples were collected immediately pre- and post-exercise to quantify plasma concentrations of gastrointestinal epithelial injury and systemic inflammatory biomarkers, whilst gastrointestinal symptoms were recorded at regular intervals throughout the exercise protocol. Spearman's rank correlation identified moderately significant relationships between interleukin-6 (IL-6) with defecation-bloody stools; interleukin-10 (IL-10) with upper abdominal pain; and IL-10, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra), and systemic inflammatory response (SIR) profile with flatulence. Simple linear regression demonstrated that IL-6 explained a small but significant proportion of the variance defecation-bloody stool (adjusted

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bacterial endotoxinexertional-heat stressintestinal epitheliumpermeabilitysystemic inflammationultra-endurance

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PMID42347472
PMCPMC13306635

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