DDG Season 3 Episode 2: Nutrition for the Long Run (in the Wilderness), with Steph Gaskell

Continuing with our theme of Wilderness Medicine in Ultra-Endurance Events, we are joined by Steph Gaskell, Sports Dietician and Researcher at Monash University, to focus on the sports science and self- management / practicalities of fueling for the long run.

Steph takes Doc and Goose through fueling for an Ultra, characterizing the event (the goal) and common pitfalls, importance of “training the gut”. She also takes a deep dive into her area of research; Exercise Induced Gastrointestinal Syndrome “Runner’s gut”, and the current thinking around mechanistic pathways, and how to work out for the individual athlete strategies to mitigate common problems.

You can find Steph Gaskell at: www.nutritionstrategies.com.au

Instagram: @nutritionstrategies

Twitter: @NutStrategies

As mentioned, we highly recommend her podcast “The Long Munch” with Alan McCubbin:

Instagram: @thelongmunch

Twitter: @TheLongMunch

Articles mentioned:

Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal - GASTROINTESTINAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR EXERCISE-ASSOCIATED GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS

Full article: Exertional-heat stress-associated gastrointestinal perturbations during Olympic sports: Management strategies for athletes preparing and competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (tandfonline.com)

Full article: Exertional-heat stress-associated gastrointestinal perturbations during Olympic sports: Management strategies for athletes preparing and competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (tandfonline.com)

Gaskell SK, Rauch CE, Parr A, Costa RJS. Diurnal versus Nocturnal Exercise-Impact on the Gastrointestinal Tract. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020; (In press).

Gaskell SK, Taylor B, Muir J, Costa RJS. Impact of 24-hour low and high fermentable oligo- di- mono- saccharide polyol diets on markers of exercise-induced gastrointestinal syndrome in response to exertional-heat stress. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2020; 45: 569-580.

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Dr Rod Siegel is the National Physiology Network Lead at the AIS, National Physiology Lead at Australian Sailing and a Sport Scientist at the VIS

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