Table 2.
GSRS symptom scores recorded in constipated patients categorized according to the time of colonic transit.
| NTC (31) |
STC (20) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdominal pain | 2 (2-3) | 2 (1–3) | ns |
| Borborygmi | 2 (2-3) | 2 (2-3) | ns |
| Bloating | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2-3) | ns |
| Flatulence | 2 (2-3) | 2 (2-3) | ns |
| Reduced frequency of evacuation | 2 (1-2) | 3 (2-3) | 0.008 |
| Hard stools | 3 (2–4) | 3.5 (2–4) | ns |
| Feeling of incomplete evacuation | 3 (3-4) | 3 (3-4) | ns |
Data expressed as median and the 25th–75th interquartile range and analysed by Mann–Whitney test. NTC: normal transit constipation; STC: slow transit constipation.