Consumption of analgesics before a marathon and the incidence of cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and renal problems: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT: To prevent pain inhibiting their performance, many athletes ingest over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics before competing. We aimed at defining the use of analgesics and the relation between OTC analgesic use/dose and adverse events (AEs) during and after the race, a relation that has not been investigated to date. Prospective (non-interventional) cohort study, using an online questionnaire. The Bonn marathon 2010. 3913 of 7048 participants in the Bonn marathon 2010 returned their questionnaires. Intensity of analgesic consumption before sports; incidence of AEs in the cohort of analgesic users as compared to non-users. There was no significant difference between the premature race withdrawal rate in the analgesics cohort and the cohort who did not take analgesics ('controls'). However, race w

SUBMITTER: Kuster M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3641448 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature