Esophageal Reflux in Conditioned Runners, Cyclists, and Weightlifters

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2003-05, Vol.35 (5), p.730-735
• Main Authors: COLLINGS, KIMBERLY L, PRATT, PIERCE F, RODRIGUEZ-STANLEY, SHEILA, BEMBEN, MICHAEL, MINER, PHILIP B
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Age Distribution; Analysis of Variance; Bicycling - physiology; Cohort Studies; Esophagoscopy - methods; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastroesophageal Reflux - diagnosis; Gastroesophageal Reflux - epidemiology; Gastroesophageal Reflux - etiology; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Incidence; Male; Manometry; Monitoring, Physiologic; Probability; Risk Assessment; Running - physiology; Sampling Studies; Sex Distribution; Space life sciences; Weight Lifting - physiology
• ISSN: 0195-9131; 1530-0315
• DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000064937.99001.56

ABSTRACTCOLLINGS, K. L., F. P. PRATT, S. RODRIGUEZ-STANLEY, M. BEMBEN, and P. B. MINER. Esophageal Reflux in Conditioned Runners, Cyclists, and Weightlifters. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 730–735, 2003. INTRODUCTION:Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a disorder in which gastric contents move from stomach to esophagus. Exercise is a recognized contributing factor to reflux in healthy volunteers and is reported to be proportional to exercise intensity and the type of exercise. Our aim was to explore changes in physiology occurring in conditioned runners, cyclists, and weightlifters. METHODS:Ten subjects from each sport with >3-month history of exercise-induced heartburn were enrolled. Subjects underwent evaluation of fasting and fed esophageal pH, heart rate, GI symptom, and perceived exertion during standardized exercise routines at 65% (60 min) and 85% (20 min) of their maximal capabilities. RESULTS:Weightlifters experienced the most heartburn and reflux18.51 ± 17.34% time esophageal pH