Gastrointestinal Problems and Their Risk Factors Among Arba Minch Town Male Super League Football Club Players

Abstract

Background-: Gastrointestinal symptoms experienced during competition are a major factor for reported reduced workload, session of activities, and withdrawal from many endurance competitions. So this study aimed was to assess the prevalence of exercise induced gastrointestinal problems and their risk factors among Arba Minch town male super league football club players

Objective-: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of exercise induced gastrointestinal problems and their risk factors among Arba Minch town male super league football club players.

Result; - A total of 31subjects participated in the study with a response rate of 100 %.  The prevalence of GI symptoms is found to be 45.2%. Taking of NSAIDs frequently, doing exercise frequently and intensively, performing exercise on hot and humid environment and taking laxatives frequently identified as high risk factors. Unlikely, intake of tea/coffee for a long time and taking hypertonic fluid frequently are less risky to develop GI problem. According to this study prevalence exercise-induced gastrointestinal problems is high. Therefore, the concerned bodies shall intervene to tackle the problem.

Keywords: - Gastrointestinal problems, prevalence, risk factors, football players

DOI: 10.7176/JMPB/69-04

Publication date:March 31^st 2021