Table 4.

Frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms by sex

Symptoms, days/month	Female (n = 245)		Male (n = 120)
	n	%	n	%
Diarrhoea
0	119	48.6	30	25.0
1–5	69	28.2	43	35.8
6+	57	23.3	47	39.2
Constipation
0	121	49.4	91	75.8
1–5	64	26.1	24	20.0
6+	60	24.5	5	4.2
Early satiety
0	153	62.4	61	50.8
1–5	23	9.4	19	15.8
6+	69	28.2	40	33.3
Bloating
0	79	32.2	63	52.5
1–5	47	19.2	26	21.7
6+	119	48.6	31	25.8
Heartburn
0	153	62.4	70	58.3
1–5	37	15.1	26	21.7
6+	55	22.4	24	20.0
Nausea
0	144	58.8	73	60.8
1–5	53	21.6	26	21.7
6+	48	19.6	21	17.5
Vomiting
0	220	89.8	93	77.5
1–5	16	6.5	23	19.2
6+	9	3.7	4	3.3
Other
0	200	81.6	107	89.2
1–5	17	6.9	10	8.3
6+	28	11.4	3	2.5

Two participants who preferred not to indicate their sex were not included in the analysis

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