There’s a long history of athletes pooing themselves mid-race – why, and how can you avoid it?
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-09-18 12:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Health & wellbeing
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Sport, Science, Health
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Since the ancient Olympics, athletes like Hyrox competitor Joanna Wietrzyk have experienced runner’s diarrhoea. What does the science say about extreme exercise’s ‘mechanical jostling of the intestines’?
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