Table 4.

Comparison of Rome criteria in children with chronic constipation on cow's milk free diet and cow's milk diet after 4 weeks

Parameter	Patients on Cow's Milk Free Diet (n = 70)	Patients on Cow's Milk Diet (n = 70)	P-value
≤ 2 defecations per week	3	20	0.0003
≥ 1 episode/week of incontinence after the acquisition of toileting skills	2	15	0.002
History of retentive posturing or excessive volitional stool retention	7	19	0.02
History of painful or hard bowel movements	9	32	0.0001
Presence of a large fecal mass in the rectum	2	20	0.0001
History of large diameter stools	9	32	0.0001