Table 2.

Severity of symptoms related to LI in IBS-D patients (n = 43) and healthy subjects (n = 8)

Symptoms, median (quartiles)	IBS-D patients	Healthy subjects	P value
Abdominal pain	1 (0–2)	0 (0–1)	0.153
Bloating	2 (1–2)	1 (0–2)	0.052
Borborygmus	2 (1–3)	2 (2–3)	0.348
Diarrhea	3 (2–4)	3 (2–3)	0.141
TSS	7 (6–9)	6 (5–7)	0.177

TSS total symptom score, IBS-D diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome