Prevalência de sintomas gastrointestinais durante competição nacional de triathlon

  • Clarissa Leite Dantas Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)
  • Luana Ávila Belous Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)
  • Matilde Bosaipo Matos Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)
  • Tatienne Neder Figueira da Costa Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)
Palavras-chave: Desordens gastrointestinais, Exercício físico, Fisiopatologia

Resumo

Introdução: É sabidamente conhecido que o exercí­cio fí­sico promove diversos efeitos benéficos no trato gastrointestinal. No entanto, entre indiví­duos que praticam exercí­cios predominantemente aeróbios e de longa duração, como maratonistas, ciclistas e triatletas, a prevalência de sintomas gastrointestinais é frequente, condição que pode prejudicar o desempenho durante uma prova. Objetivo: avaliar a prevalência de sintomas gastrointestinais durante competição nacional de triathlon. Materiais e Métodos: Participaram do estudo 11 triatletas amadores, de ambos os sexos (33,3 ± 8,5 homens e 25,0% mulheres), idade (33,3 ± 8,5 anos), massa corporal (76,8 ± 9,1kg homens e 60,1 ± 4,4kg mulheres), que responderam ao final da prova um questionário sobre a presença de sintomas do trato gastrointestinal superior e inferior durante a competição. Resultados e Discussão: Das 14 ocorrências relatadas, 78,6% foram referentes ao trato gastrointestinal superior e apenas 21,4% relacionadas a sintomas inferiores. O sintoma de maior prevalência (36,0%) foi a eructação, seguido da dor lateral, que equivaleu a 21,0% da amostra avaliada. Diversos são os fatores etiológicos envolvidos no aparecimento dos sintomas gastrointestinais durante o exercí­cio, como hipoperfusão intestinal, endotoxemia, desidratação, fatores dietéticos e mecânicos, bem como aspectos relacionados ao próprio exercí­cio, os quais possivelmente explicam a prevalência sintomática observada no presente estudo. Conclusão: os triatletas avaliados apresentaram diversos sintomas gastrointestinais, sendo esses predominantemente do trato gastrointestinal superior.

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Publicado
2017-06-12
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Dantas, C. L., Belous, L. Ávila, Matos, M. B., & Costa, T. N. F. da. (2017). Prevalência de sintomas gastrointestinais durante competição nacional de triathlon. RBNE - Revista Brasileira De Nutrição Esportiva, 11(64), 477-484. Recuperado de https://www.rbne.com.br/index.php/rbne/article/view/835
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