Supplementary Table 7.

Outcome of Diarrhea Patients Before and After Probiotics Treatment

	Before probiotics treatment (n = 26)	After probiotics treatment (n = 26)	P value
VAS scores for diarrhea	6.8 ± 1.1	3.0 ± 1.0	<.0001
Defecating frequency	5.7 ± 2.8	2.1 ± 0.8	<.0001
Bristol score	5.9 ± 0.6	3.7 ± 0.7	<.0001
Stool occult blood positive, n (%)	3 (12)	0 (0)	.235
Smear for stool fungus positive, n (%)	7 (27)	0 (0)	.010

NOTE. VAS, visual analogue scale/score (0, no diarrhea; ≤3, slight diarrhea; 4–6, moderate diarrhea; 7–10, severe diarrhea); Bristol score: 1, separate hard lumps (like nuts); 2, sausage-shaped but lumpy; 3, like a sausage or snake, but with cracks on its surface; 4, like a sausage or snake and smooth and soft; 5, soft blobs with a clear cut edge; 6, fluffy pieces with ragged edges and mushy; 7, watery with no solid pieces.