Table 5.

Adverse events following transplantation in patients with IBS.

Adverse event	Placebo	FMT total	30 g FMT	60 g FMT
Nausea	9 (16.3)	17 (15.6)	8 (14.8)	9 (16.4)
Abdominal pain/cramping/tenderness	0 (0)	21 (19.3)*	11 (20.4)	10 (18.2)
Diarrhoea	2 (3.6)	26 (23.9)*	14 (25.9)	12 (21.8)
Constipation	1 (1.8)	24 (22.0)*	13 (24.1)	11 (20)
Diverticulitis	0 (0)	2 (1.8)	2 (1.8)	0 (0)

Data are n (%) values.

*, p<0.001 compared with placebo.

FMT, faecal microbiota transplantation; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome.