Table 3.

Stool characteristics and adverse events recorded in pregnant women two weeks before the intervention and two, six, and 10 weeks after the intervention.

Weeks of Gestation	24		28		32		36
Weeks from the Start of Supplementation	−2		2		6		10
Group	P	F	P	F	P	F	P	F
n	25	27	26	31	24	33	25	32
Stool frequency (times per day), median	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.0 *	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.0
Stool form score, mean	3.9	4.2	3.9	4.2	3.9	4.0	3.9	4.3
Frequency of abdominal pain (days per week), median	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
frequency of diarrhea (days per week), median	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

P = Placebo-group, F = Fructooligosaccharides-group. * P < 0.05 (Mann-Whitney U test).