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Symptoms Experienced in the past year
| “Which of the following symptoms have you experienced in the past 12 months?” | |
| IBS-C (n = 1667) | |
| Abdominal pain | 83% |
| Bloating | 78% |
| Straining | 75% |
| Infrequent stools | 73% |
| Hard lumpy stools | 72% |
| Nausea | 46% |
| IBS-D (n = 1587) | |
| Abdominal pain | 93% |
| Loose watery stools | 89% |
| Cramping | 84% |
| Frequency of bowel movements | 81% |
| Urgency | 77% |
| Bloating | 69% |
| Loss of bowel control/fecal incontinence | 32% |
