Table 2.

Consumption of Laxatives (Mean (SD) of Laxative units used/patient/period) in the Fiber and the Control Group

	Fiber Group (n=15) Mean (±SD) + (Range)	Control Group (n=15) Mean (±SD) + (Range)
1.Period	13.07 (±5.78)	12.87 (±8.14)
Day 07- 33	(3 – 24)	(0 – 24)
2.Period	7.27 (±3.91)	12.33 (±8.21)
Day 34- 59	(1 – 14)	(0 – 23)
3.Period	5.40 (±4.22)	13.87 (±7.40)
Day 60- 84	(1 – 16)	(2 – 23)
p- Value	p< 0.001 (*)	p= 0.218
(non parametric Friedmann Test)

(At the beginning differences between the groups were not significant p = 0.966, at the end there was a significant difference p= 0.003)