Table 1.
Scores of the irritable bowel syndrome-symptom questionnaire in post infectious and idiopathic irritable bowel syndrome before and after fecal microbiota transplantation.
| IBS-SQ questionnaire | Post infectious IBS | P value∗ | Idiopathic IBS | P value∗∗ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before FMT | 3 weeks after FMT | Before FMT | 3 weeks after FMT | |||
| Nausea | 2 ± 0.7 | 1 ± 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.3 ± 1.4 | 1.8 ± 0.98 | 0.002 |
| Bloating | 7.8 ± 0.5 | 3 ± 1.2 | 0.004 | 8 ± 1 | 3.8 ± 1.3 | 0.003 |
| Abdominal pain | 6.3 ± 1.4 | 4.3 ± 1.2 | 0.13 | 6.2 ± 1.2 | 2.2 ± 1 | 0.003 |
| Constipation | 2.7 ± 0.95 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 1.8 ± 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Diarrhea | 5.5 ± 1.5 | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 0.01 | 7.3 ± 0.95 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 0.001 |
| Anorexia | 1 ± 0.5 | 1 ± 0.5 | >0.99 | 3.5 ± 1.2 | 0.8 ± 0.5 | 0.038 |
Comparison: Paired t-test. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. ∗Post infectious IBS before vs. after FMT, ∗∗idiopathic IBS before vs. after FMT. FMT: fecal microbiota transplantation; IBS-SQ: irritable bowel syndrome-symptom questionnaire.