| CI | Confidence intervals |
| ENS | Enteric nervous system |
| FMT | Fecal microbiota transplantation |
| IBS | Irritable bowel syndrome |
| IBS-D | Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome |
| IBS-QoL | IBS quality of life |
| IBS-SSS | IBS symptom severity scale |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| RR | Relative risk |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |