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Gut-training: The impact of two weeks repetitive gut-challenge during exercise on gastrointestinal status, glucose availability, fuel kinetics, and running performance

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Costa, Ricardo J.S., Miall, Atlanta, Khoo, Anthony, Rauch, Christopher, Snipe, Rhiannon, Camões-Costa, Vera, Gibson, Peter·2017·Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism

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Due to gastrointestinal tract adaptability, the study aimed to determine the impact of gut-training protocol over 2 weeks on gastrointestinal status, blood glucose availability, fuel kinetics, and running performance. Endurance runners (n = 25) performed a gut-challenge trial (GC1), consisting of 2 h running exercise at 60% V̇O2max whilst consuming gel-discs containing 30 g carbohydrates (2:1 glucose/fructose, 10% w/v) every 20 min and a 1 h distance test. Participants were then randomly assigned to a carbohydrate gel-disc (CHO-S), carbohydrate food (CHO-F), or placebo (PLA) gut-training group for 2 weeks of repetitive gut-challenge intervention. Participants then repeated a second gut-challenge trial (GC2). Gastrointestinal symptoms reduced in GC2 on CHO-S (60%; p = 0.008) and CHO-F (63%; p = 0.046); reductions were greater than PLA (p < 0.05). H2 peak was lower in GC2 on CHO-S (mean (CI): 6 (4–8) ppm) compared with CHO-F (9 (6–12) ppm) and PLA (12 (2–21) ppm) (trial × time: p < 0.001). Blood glucose concentration was higher in GC2 on CHO-S (7.2 (6.3–8.1) mmol·L−1) compared with CHO-F (6.1 (5.7–6.5) mmol·L−1) and PLA (6.2 (4.9–7.5) mmol·L−1) (trial × time: p = 0.015). No difference in oxidation rates, plasma I-FABP, and cortisol concentrations were observed between groups and trials. Distance test improved on CHO-S (5.2%) and CHO-F (4.3%) in GC2, but not on PLA (–2.1%) (trial × time: p = 0.009). Two weeks of gut-training with CHO-S and CHO-F improved gastrointestinal symptoms and running performance compared with PLA. CHO-S also reduced malabsorption and increased blood glucose availability during endurance running compared with PLA.

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  1. Snipe, R., Kitic, C., Gibson, P., and Costa, R.J.S. 2016a. Heat stress during prolonged running results in exacerbated intestinal epithelial injury and gastrointestinal symptoms. Exercise and Sports Science Australia Annual Conference-Abstract.

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Authors
Costa, R. J. S., Miall, A., Khoo, A., Rauch, C., Snipe, R., Camões-Costa, V., & Gibson, P.
Affiliations
  • Monash University (AU)
  • Monash University, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Level 1, 264 Ferntree Gully road, Notting Hill, 3168 Victoria, Australia.
  • The Alfred Hospital (AU)
Venue
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Published
2017-05
Volume
42
Issue
5
Pages
547-557
ISSN
  • 1715-5312 (ISSN-L)
  • 1715-5320
OpenAlex
W2579323963
Cited by
162
References
64
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 5
FWCI
8.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • TSpace (University of Toronto) (acceptedVersion)
  • TSpace (University of Toronto) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Monash University
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords
gastrointestinal symptoms, endurance running, carbohydrate gels, running performance, hydrogen breath test, intestinal fatty acid binding protein, cortisol, carbohydrate malabsorption, sports nutrition
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Blood Glucose, Diet, Dietary Carbohydrates, Food Analysis, Glucose, Humans, Male, Physical Endurance, Running, Exercise, Gastrointestinal Tract

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