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Baseline characteristics |
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| Baseline characteristics |
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| Number of subjects |
20 |
| Age in years |
8 (4–16) |
| Sex (male) |
10 |
| Time of constipation before intake (years) |
3.5 (0.3–6.5) |
| 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%) |
| • Faecal incontinence ≤ 2/week |
1 (5%) |
| • Faecal incontinence > 2/week |
15 (80%) |
| • Large amounts of stools |
12 (60%) |
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| Stool consistency, n (%) |
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| • Hard stools |
7 (35%) |
| • Normal stools |
13 (65%) |
| • Watery stools |
0 |
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| Painful defecation, n (%) |
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| • No pain |
7 (35%) |
| • Sometimes painful |
7 (35%) |
| • Always painful |
6 (30%) |
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| Abdominal pain, n (%) |
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| • No abdominal pain |
3 (15%) |
| • Sometimes abdominal pain |
8 (40%) |
| • Often abdominal pain |
9 (45%) |
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| Physical examination, n (%) |
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| • Abdominal scybala |
4 (20%) |
| • Rectal scybala |
4 (20%) |
| • Anal Fissures |
0 |
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