Table 2.

Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms

	Not at all	Sometimes Rarely	Very often Often
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
Abdominal pain	87(12.2)	502(70.2)	126(17.6)
Esophageal symptoms
Dysphagia	490(68.7)	205(28.8)	18(2.5)
Heartburn	247(34.8)	390(54.9)	73(10.3)
Upper dysmotility symptoms
Early satiety	173(24.2)	466(65.3)	75(10.5)
Postprandial fullness	62(8.7)	452(63.6)	197(27.7)
Bloating	79(11.1)	447(63.0)	183(25.8)
Nausea	351(49.1)	324(45.3)	39(5.5)
Vomiting	474(66.5)	226(31.7)	13(1.8)
Bowel symptoms
Diarrhea/Constipation	109(15.3)	413(58.1)	189(26.6)
> 3 bowels each day	381(53.5)	299(42.0)	32(4.5)
Loose or watery stools	121(17.0)	514(72.2)	77(10.8)
Urgency	184(26.0)	478(67.4)	47(6.6)
< 3 bowels each week	268(37.8)	323(45.6)	118(16.6)
Hard or lumpy stools	112(15.8)	497(69.9)	102(14.3)
Anal blockage	334(47.2)	336(47.5)	37(5.2)
Fecal incontinence	608(85.6)	99(13.9)	3(0.4)