<p>The body adapts to a leaky gut, primarily affecting athletes, by clearing the gut of its contents to prevent the entry of toxins into the bloodstream. Such exercise induced disorders can trigger symptoms like diarrhoea.<br /><br />They can lead to heatstroke which can result in damage to the internal organs, reports the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.<br /><br />Ray Playford, professor of medicine at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, who led the study, said: "Athletes' performance can be seriously diminished due to gut symptoms during heavy exercise."<br /><br />Playford's team looked at athletes who were asked to run for 20 minutes at 80 percent of their aerobic maximum, according to a London School statement.<br /><br />At the end of the exercise, changes in the subject's gut leakiness was measured using urine sample - also determined were changes in the athletes' core temperature.<br /><br />Under standard conditions, gut leakiness had increased by 250 percent. However, when the group was given a drink of dairy colostrum for two weeks before the trial, the rise in gut leakiness was reduced by about 80 percent, despite the same effort.</p>
<p>The body adapts to a leaky gut, primarily affecting athletes, by clearing the gut of its contents to prevent the entry of toxins into the bloodstream. Such exercise induced disorders can trigger symptoms like diarrhoea.<br /><br />They can lead to heatstroke which can result in damage to the internal organs, reports the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.<br /><br />Ray Playford, professor of medicine at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, who led the study, said: "Athletes' performance can be seriously diminished due to gut symptoms during heavy exercise."<br /><br />Playford's team looked at athletes who were asked to run for 20 minutes at 80 percent of their aerobic maximum, according to a London School statement.<br /><br />At the end of the exercise, changes in the subject's gut leakiness was measured using urine sample - also determined were changes in the athletes' core temperature.<br /><br />Under standard conditions, gut leakiness had increased by 250 percent. However, when the group was given a drink of dairy colostrum for two weeks before the trial, the rise in gut leakiness was reduced by about 80 percent, despite the same effort.</p>