Table 1 |
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Baseline characteristics |
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Baseline characteristics |
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Number of subjects |
20 |
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Age in years |
8 (4–16) |
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Sex (male) |
10 |
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Time of constipation before intake (years) |
3.5 (0.3–6.5) |
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Treatment time before intake (months) |
12 (0–48) |
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Bowel habits, n (%) |
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• Bowel movements < 3/week |
12 (60%) |
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• Faecal incontinence ≤ 2/week |
1 (5%) |
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• Faecal incontinence > 2/week |
15 (80%) |
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• Large amounts of stools |
12 (60%) |
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Stool consistency, n (%) |
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• Hard stools |
7 (35%) |
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• Normal stools |
13 (65%) |
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• Watery stools |
0 |
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Painful defecation, n (%) |
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• No pain |
7 (35%) |
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• Sometimes painful |
7 (35%) |
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• Always painful |
6 (30%) |
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Abdominal pain, n (%) |
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• No abdominal pain |
3 (15%) |
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• Sometimes abdominal pain |
8 (40%) |
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• Often abdominal pain |
9 (45%) |
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Physical examination, n (%) |
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• Abdominal scybala |
4 (20%) |
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• Rectal scybala |
4 (20%) |
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• Anal Fissures |
0 |
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Bekkali et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:17 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-17 |
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