TY - JOUR T1 - Gastrointestinal symptoms in elite athletes: time to recognise the problem? JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 487 LP - 488 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098376 VL - 52 IS - 8 AU - Jamie N Pugh AU - Robert Fearn AU - James P Morton AU - Graeme L Close Y1 - 2018/04/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/8/487.abstract N2 - Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms can arise from a number of physiological and pathological processes including inflammation, infection and malignancy.1 Such symptoms are a common cause for referral to secondary care. They impair quality of life, even in the absence of organic pathology.2 GI symptoms are common in endurance sports, particularly running. Prevalence of symptoms varies depending on the event, assessment tool used and what is classified as a ‘symptom’ in each study, but between 30% and 90% of individuals have reported GI symptoms.3 However, there has been less research in examining the prevalence of such symptoms in other sports, particularly at elite level. This is surprising given that many of the factors associated with GI damage and symptoms are commonly … ER -