Table 5.
Treatment strategies adopted by people in each cluster. Results are expressed as the percentage of women selecting a given strategy in each cluster and in the whole female population. Items that are highlighted with different colours are significantly higher in the cluster than in the whole population (significance set at p < 0.05).
| Constipation | Intestinal heaviness | Abdominal pressure | Tummy swelling | Intestinal pain | Gurgling | Flatulence | Diarrhoea | Gastric pain | Acid reflux | Burning | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body management | 73.9 | 86.7 | 87.5 | 75.6 | 91.4 | 82.7 | 76.2 | 67.5 | 100.0 | 69.0 | 84.3 | 79.0 |
| I massaged my tummy | 44.3 | 45.3 | 58.0 | 44.4 | 51.7 | 51.9 | 36.7 | 33.7 | 58.3 | 26.2 | 52.9 | 44.4 |
| I lay down | 37.5 | 45.3 | 44.6 | 30.0 | 51.7 | 40.4 | 36.1 | 42.2 | 54.2 | 42.9 | 47.1 | 41.3 |
| I tried to breath correctly | 27.8 | 38.7 | 28.6 | 24.4 | 43.1 | 34.6 | 29.3 | 30.1 | 54.2 | 33.3 | 37.3 | 32.3 |
| I rubbed my tummy | 23.3 | 42.7 | 25.9 | 21.1 | 31.0 | 34.6 | 27.9 | 13.3 | 37.5 | 27.4 | 31.4 | 27.2 |
| I went without food | 9.7 | 29.3 | 18.8 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 23.1 | 10.9 | 21.7 | 25.0 | 9.5 | 19.6 | 15.8 |
| I exercised | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 18.9 | 6.9 | 11.5 | 15.6 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 10.4 |
| I warmed my tummy | 9.7 | 9.3 | 15.2 | 8.9 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 25.0 | 9.5 | 15.7 | 11.1 |
| I tapped on my chest | 1.7 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 2.6 | |
| I walked | 25.6 | 28.0 | 32.1 | 31.1 | 17.2 | 32.7 | 32.7 | 16.9 | 37.5 | 20.2 | 23.5 | 27.0 |
| I undressed | 27.3 | 29.3 | 29.5 | 25.6 | 17.2 | 28.8 | 21.1 | 25.3 | 33.3 | 21.4 | 27.5 | 25.7 |
| I lay down on my tummy | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 13.3 | 25.9 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 25.0 | 22.6 | 21.6 | 18.9 |
| I forced myself to vomit | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 3.5 |
| I used an enema | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | ||||
| Drug | 48.9 | 40.0 | 42.9 | 30.0 | 60.3 | 32.7 | 42.2 | 38.6 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 54.9 | 46.0 |
| I took a drug | 35.8 | 38.7 | 31.3 | 17.8 | 55.2 | 25.0 | 29.3 | 36.1 | 62.5 | 63.1 | 52.9 | 37.4 |
| I took active charcoal | 6.3 | 5.3 | 12.5 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 12.5 | 3.6 | 8.6 | |
| I used a glycerin suppository | 15.9 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 5.8 | |||
| I ate yeast | 3.4 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 5.1 |
| I ate a fibre preparation | 9.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 4.2 | |
| Food | 77.3 | 68.0 | 71.4 | 66.7 | 44.8 | 75.0 | 67.3 | 62.7 | 62.5 | 66.7 | 64.7 | 67.9 |
| I drank water | 50.0 | 45.3 | 50.9 | 41.1 | 31.0 | 46.2 | 40.1 | 45.8 | 29.2 | 45.2 | 41.2 | 44.3 |
| I ate foods with fibre | 42.0 | 16.0 | 24.1 | 25.6 | 10.3 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 10.8 | 20.8 | 7.1 | 21.6 | 21.7 |
| I ate a yoghurt | 25.0 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 21.1 | 17.2 | 23.1 | 19.7 | 14.5 | 8.3 | 14.3 | 21.6 | 19.0 |
| I ate a bifidobacteria yoghurt | 29.0 | 20.0 | 26.8 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 21.1 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 19.2 |
| I ate a fruit | 36.9 | 12.0 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 15.7 | 16.0 | |
| I drank a soft drink | 11.4 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 17.0 | 21.7 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 14.6 |
| I drank tea/infusion | 31.3 | 34.7 | 31.3 | 26.7 | 12.1 | 34.6 | 31.3 | 18.1 | 33.3 | 17.9 | 27.5 | 27.8 |
| I drank a squeezed lemon | 8.0 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 6.0 |
| Relaxing | 42.6 | 52.0 | 40.2 | 37.8 | 36.2 | 51.9 | 40.8 | 38.6 | 45.8 | 41.7 | 54.9 | 43.2 |
| I tried to relax (reading, music, etc.) | 39.8 | 50.7 | 37.5 | 36.7 | 32.8 | 44.2 | 38.1 | 33.7 | 41.7 | 40.5 | 49.0 | 40.3 |
| I took a bath | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 13.7 | 6.7 |
| Nothing | 5.7 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 9.6 | 12.9 | 18.1 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 8.6 |