Table 3.
Patients outcome
| N = 50 | Psyllium 3.25 g daily and a fibre-rich diet | Rectal irrigation (N = 37) | 4 gram colestyramine daily (N = 11) | N = 47 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | At 2 months | At 4 months | At 8 months | ||
| Lost in follow-up | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Complete response | 12 (24%) | 24 (73%) | 1 (79%) | 37 (79%) | |
| Average weekly soiling frequency | 6.8 (5–7) | 3.9 (0–5)* | 1.1 (0–4)* | 1.1 (0–4) | |
| Patients wearing pads daily | 35 (70%) | 33 (66%)* | 6 (12%)* | 6 (12%) | |
| The mean Vaizey incontinence score | 3.9 (0–8) | 3.2 (0–6)* | 1.0 (0–3)* | 1.0 (0–4) | |
| Patients with a lesion of the internal sphincter | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 (73%) |
| Patients without a lesion of the internal sphincter | 35 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 26 (74%) |
* P < 0.001