biostudies-literatureAnderson CU.S. Department of EnergyOak Ridge Institute for Science and EducationOak Ridge Associated UniversitiesNIEHS NIH HHSU.S. Department of DefenseNational Institutes of Health16-23https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11697448biostudies-literatureUnknown99<h4>Purpose</h4>Research investigating gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms from oil spill-related exposures is sparse. We evaluated prevalent GI symptoms among U.S. Coast Guard responders deployed to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup.<h4>Methods</h4>Crude oil (via skin contact, inhalation, or ingestion routes), combined crude oil/oil dispersant exposures, other deployment exposures, deployment characteristics, demographics, and acute GI symptoms during deployment (i.e., nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, and constipation) were ascertained cross-sectionally via a post-deployment survey (median time between deployment end and survey completion 185 days) (N = 4885). Log-binomial regression analyses were employed to calculate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI). EAnnals of epidemiologyAcute gastrointestinal symptoms associated with oil spill exposures among U.S. coast guard responders to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.PMC11697448RO1ES020874P30 ES010126R01 ES020874DE-SC0014664Denic-Roberts HEngel LSMcAdam JPriest EAnderson CThomas DKrishnamurthy JRusiecki JfalseAcute gastrointestinal symptoms associated with oil spill exposures among U.S. coast guard responders to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.<h4>Purpose</h4>Research investigating gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms from oil spill-related exposures is sparse. We evaluated prevalent GI symptoms among U.S. Coast Guard responders deployed to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup.<h4>Methods</h4>Crude oil (via skin contact, inhalation, or ingestion routes), combined crude oil/oil dispersant exposures, other deployment exposures, deployment characteristics, demographics, and acute GI symptoms during deployment (i.e., nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, and constipation) were ascertained cross-sectionally via a post-deployment survey (median time between deployment end and survey completion 185 days) (N = 4885). Log-binomial regression analyses were employed to calculate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI). E2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Nov2026-06-05T08:56:58.026Z2026-05-15T03:07:45.844ZS-EPMC116974483932653010.1016/j.annepidem.2024.09.004