Table 2.
Physical Activities Reported to Help Bowel Function and Symptoms Improved (n=140)a
| Symptoms helped | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise/activity | Participants Reporting | Constipation/ obstruction/ bloating | Predictability/ regularity | Gas | Diarrhea | Urgency | General wellbeing |
| Total (any helpful exercise) | 140 | 75 | 55 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| Walking | 107 | 64 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Bicycling | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gardening/ Yard Work | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yoga | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Weight Lifting | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jogging | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Golf | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Aerobic | 124 | 68 | 51 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Anaerobic | 34 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Daily Activities | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Other | 18 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
a
Participants could report more than one PA and more than one symptom per activity