Physical Activity and the Gastro-Intestinal Tract

Physical Activity and the Gastro-Intestinal Tract is the first book to explain the function and response to exercise of the gastro-intestinal system. Prof Shephard synthesises research to explain the physiology, function, pathology of disease and exercise's role in health and disease.

Roy J. Shephard is Professor Emeritus of Applied Physiology in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. He was Director of the School of Physical and Health Education (now the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education) at the University of Toronto for 12 years (1979-1991), and he served as Director of the University of Toronto Graduate Programme in Exercise Sciences from 1964 to 1985.

Preface 1. The classification of physical activity 2. Physical activity and the oesophagus: oesophageal motility and issues of gastro-oesophageal reflux 3. Optimizing gastro-duodenal function during physical activity 4. Physical activity and peptic ulcers 5. Physical activity and and the risk of gastro- oesophageal cancers 6. Physical activity and large bowel function: constipation, diarrhoea, and rectal bleeding 7. Physical activity, chronic intestinal inflammation and coeliac disease 8. Physical activity and colo-rectal adenomas 9. Physical activity and the risk of colo-rectal carcinomas 10. Exercise-related transient abdominal pain (ETAP)