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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009 Jul;43(6):541–550. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318189a7f9

Table 5. Risk for Total IBS Symptom Relief.

If given new medication Death Serious or permanent side effects Mild side effects
All (N=1966) Severe IBS (N=400) All (N=1966) Severe IBS (N=400) All (N=1966) Severe IBS (N=400)
Risk to take for total IBS symptom relief: % % % % % %
would not take 30.2 21.3 39.6 32.8 8.8 5
1/10million 15.4 13.5 16.3 14 7.3 9
1/1million 17.6 15.8 17.2 15.3 7.3 4
1/100,000 14.5 14.5 9.9 12 9.5 6.3
1 in 10,000 8.9 10.3 6.9 7.3 11.9 10.8
1 in 1,000 5.8 10 4.5 7.5 14.5 13.8
1 in 100 4.2 6.3 2.6 4.3 14.3 14.5
1 in 10 1.5 3 1.3 3 9.1 11
1 in 5 0.9 2 0.7 1.5 4.2 4.8
1 in 3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.9 2
1 in 2 1.1 3.3 0.8 2 11.3 19