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Table 1 The most severe individual GI symptom reported during any trial. Symptom scores are displayed in parenthesis and are expressed as arbitrary units (AU)

From: A Novel Ingestion Strategy for Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation in a Delayed-Release Form: a Randomised Crossover Study in Trained Males

Participant

CON

SOL

CAP

1

Nil (0.0)

Stomach cramp (3.5)

Stomach bloating (3.0)

2

Nil (0.0)

Bowel urgency (7.0)

Stomach bloating (3.0)

3

Nil (0.0)

Nausea (6.0)

Nausea (2.0)

4

Nil (0.0)

Diarrhoea (10.0)

Stomach bloating (7.0)

5

Nil (0.0)

Diarrhoea (10.0)

Diarrhoea (7.0)

6

Nil (0.0)

Diarrhoea (10.0)

Diarrhoea (5.5)

7

Nil (0.0)

Bowel urgency (6.0)

Bowel urgency (5.0)

8

Nil (0.0)

Bowel urgency (10.0)

Bowel urgency (2.0)

9

Nil (0.0)

Diarrhoea (10.0)

Belching (3.0)

10

Nil (0.0)

Diarrhoea (10.0)

Belching (3.0)

11

Nil (0.0)

Stomach ache (3.0)

Belching (3.0)

12

Nil (0.0)

Diarrhoea (10.0)

Diarrhoea (7.0)

Mean (SD)

0.00 ± 0.00

7.96 ± 2.73 AU

4.21 ± 1.97 AU