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Table 4.

Proportion of patients reporting different symptoms who tested positive

Reported symptom	No. (%)^a	Indication for therapy	No. (%)^a
Regular diarrhoea	26 (13.1)	Irritable bowel syndrome	28 (10.1)
General gastro-intestinal problems	34 (14.1)	Diarrhoea	10 (7.0)
Abdominal problems	31 (10.8)	Anaemia	7 (5.9)
Sudden or unexpected weight loss	3 (15.8)	Indigestion	2 (5.9)
Regular or severe mouth ulcers	1 (5.3)	Constipation	4 (25.0)
Prolonged fatigue	18 (12.3)
Regular and unexplained anaemias	7 (11.5)

^aBased on percentage of screened patients who reported that symptom during consultation (Table 3) or indication for their therapy (Table 2)