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. 1982 Nov;23(11):957-61.
doi: 10.1136/gut.23.11.957.

Effect of prolonged exercise on the passage of a solid meal through the stomach and small intestine

J Cammack, N W Read, P A Cann, B Greenwood, A M Holgate

Effect of prolonged exercise on the passage of a solid meal through the stomach and small intestine

J Cammack et al. Gut. 1982 Nov.

Abstract

The effect of intermittent moderate exercise on the passage of a solid meal, labelled with radioactive Technetium sulphur colloid, through the stomach and small intestine was investigated by paired studies on seven healthy volunteers. Measurements of gastric radioactivity and breath hydrogen exertion were recorded every 10 minutes while subjects exercised in a controlled manner while seated on a bicycle ergometer. These were compared with values obtained during a separate experiment while the same subjects sat upright in a chair. Exercise significantly accelerated gastric emptying (control t 1/2 = 1.5 +/- 0.1 h; exercise t 1/2 = 1.2 +/- 0.1 h; p less than 0.02) but had no significant effect on small bowel transit time.

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