Table III.
Adverse symptoms
| Percent experiencing symptom (n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom | DS/BD (N = 173) | RYGB (N = 136) | P value |
| Nausea | .08 | ||
| Never | 56.7 (98) | 50.7 (69) | |
| Yearly | 15.6 (27) | 17.9 (24) | |
| Monthly | 8.3 (14) | 15.7 (21) | |
| Weekly | 8.3 (14) | 10.8 (15) | |
| Daily | 11.1 (19) | 4.4 (6) | |
| Vomiting | .82 | ||
| Never | 57.2 (99) | 57.5 (78) | |
| Yearly | 20.6 (36) | 17.2 (23) | |
| Monthly | 9.4 (16) | 13.4 (18) | |
| Weekly | 8.9 (15) | 10.0 (14) | |
| Daily | 3.9 (7) | 2.2 (3) | |
| Constipation | .003 | ||
| Never | 69.6 (120) | 53.4 (73) | |
| Yearly | 19.3 (33) | 15.8 (21) | |
| Monthly | 5.5 (9) | 14.3 (19) | |
| Weekly | 4.4 (8) | 14.3 (19) | |
| Daily | 1.1 (2) | 2.2 (3) | |
| Loose stools | <.001 | ||
| Never | 13.8 (24) | 40.3 (55) | |
| Yearly | 6.3 (11) | 13.4 (18) | |
| Monthly | 4.6 (8) | 9.7 (13) | |
| Weekly | 21.6 (37) | 21.6 (29) | |
| Daily | 58.6 (101) | 14.9 (20) | |
| Bloating | <.001 | ||
| Never | 32.6 (56) | 59.1 (80) | |
| Yearly | 6.1 (10) | 11.4 (15) | |
| Monthly | 7.7 (13) | 9.8 (13) | |
| Weekly | 22.1 (38) | 15.2 (21) | |
| Daily | 31.5 (54) | 4.5 (6) | |
| Heartburn | .03 | ||
| Never | 51.9 (90) | 70.7 (96) | |
| Yearly | 11.0 (19) | 9.8 (13) | |
| Monthly | 9.9 (17) | 6.0 (8) | |
| Weekly | 21.5 (37) | 7.5 (10) | |
| Daily | 14.9 (26) | 6.0 (8) | |
DS/BD, Duodenal switch/biliopancreatic diversion; RYGB, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.