Table 2.

Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders by time according to study group.

	Gluten Group (n = 17)			Placebo Group (n = 27)			∆Intergroup Analysis
GI Disorders	Basal	Final	p	Basal	Final	p
Abdominal pain	2 (1–2)	1 (0–1)	0.013	1 (0.5–2)	0 (0–1)	0.001	ns
Bloating	1 (0–2)	1 (0–1)	0.033	2 (1–3)	1 (0–2)	0.000	ns
Flatulence	1 (1–2)	1 (0–1)	0.008	2 (2–3)	1 (0–2)	0.001	ns
Diarrhea	1 (0–1)	0 (0–0)	0.008	0 (0–2)	0 (0–0)	0.004	ns
Stomach sounds	1 (0–2)	0 (0–1)	0.031	2 (1–2)	0 (0–1)	0.000	ns
Reduced consistency	1 (1–2)	0 (0–1)	0.003	1 (0–2)	0 (0–0)	0.001	ns
Constipation	0 (0–1)	1 (0–1)	0.305	0 (0–1.5)	0 (0–1)	0.177	ns
Urge to defecate	1 (0–2)	0 (0–1)	0.031	1 (0–2.5)	0 (0–1)	0.056	ns
Incomplete evacuation	1 (0–2)	1 (0–2)	0.886	1 (0.5–2)	1 (0–1)	0.033	ns
Nausea	1 (0–2)	0 (0–0)	0.021	0 (0–0)	0 (0–0)	0.125	ns
Burning	0 (0–1)	0 (0–1)	0.480	0 (0–1)	0 (0–1)	0.109	ns
Belching	1 (0–2)	0 (0–1)	0.021	1 (0–1)	0 (0–1)	0.388	ns
Acid regurgitation	0 (0–1)	0 (0–0)	0.375	0 (0–0.5)	0 (0–0.5)	1	ns
Epigastric pain	0 (0–2)	0 (0–0)	0.068	0 (0–1)	0 (0–0)	0.017	ns
Depositions	3.24 ± 2.02	2.76 ± 1.79	0.290	3 (2–6)	3 (1–4.5)	0.454	ns
Bristol stool scale	4.24 ± 1.09	3.29 ± 1.53	0.016	4 (4–5)	4 (2.5–4)	0.047	ns

All bold show significant data. ns: not significant.