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Table 5 Individual severity and time to peak gastrointestinal (GI) responses in participants who reported symptoms only (n = 8)

From: The Reproducibility of 4-km Time Trial (TT) Performance Following Individualised Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation: a Randomised Controlled Trial in Trained Cyclists

 

SBC2

SBC2

SBC3

SBC3

Participant number

Severity

Peak GI (min)

Symptom

Severity

Peak GI (min)

Symptom

Severity

Peak GI (min)

Symptom

Severity

Peak GI (min)

Symptom

1

6

30

Diarrhoea/bowel urgency

2

30

Belching

4

50

Belching

3

60

Belching

2

3

30

Belching

3.5

20

Belching

0

0

None

0

0

None

3

10

50

Diarrhoea/bowel urgency

3

40

Belching

5

60

Belching

0

0

None

4

3

70

Stomach bloating

3

70

Stomach bloating

10

60

Diarrhoea/bowel urgency

10

90

Diarrhoea/bowel urgency

5

0

0

None

0

0

None

3

80

Stomach cramp

10

80

Diarrhoea/bowel urgency

6

0

0

None

0

0

None

3

40

Nausea/bloating

4

40

Diarrhoea/bowel urgency

7

0

0

None

0

0

None

2

40

Bloating

5.5

30

Bloating/belching

8

0

0

None

0

0

None

0

0

None

4

40

Stomach cramp

Mean

2.8

23

 

1.4

20

 

3.4

41

 

4.6

43

 

SD

3.4

25

 

1.5

24

 

3.0

27

 

3.6

31