b'CASE STUDY29-YEAR-OLD RECREATIONAL MALE CYCLIST TRANSITIONS TO VEGAN DIETA 29-year-old male cyclist recently transitioned toA dietary assessment showed that the cyclists a vegan diet, after having sustained a vegetariansymptoms were associated with increased and diet for the past 6 years. His training schedulefrequent intake of fructose in excess of glucose included a 6090-minute morning session on(sourced from agave syrup and dried fruit) weekdays, with an additional 2-3 hour ride on theand/or galacto-oligosaccharides and fructo-weekend. Within two weeks of adopting a veganoligosaccharides (sources from lentils, onion diet, the cyclist began to experience moderate toand garlic). The aim was to reduce the incidence severe (5-8 out of 10-point visual analogue scaleand severity of GI symptoms while maintaining (VAS)) GI symptoms occurring daily, includingtraining load and performance.cramping, bloating, diarrhoea (3-5 times per day). These symptoms, especially urgency, would worsen during exercise, and consequently interrupting training sessions. The cyclist also noted meals were becoming boring and repetitive. He was having difficulty adhering to his current diet plan and was struggling to achieve adequate energy intake.19'