Table 4.
Assessment of gastrointestinal symptoms.
| Placebo (n = 12) | Xylitol 7 g (n = 12) | Xylitol 17 g (n = 12) | Xylitol 35 g (n = 12) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdominal pain | No of subjects with symptom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| max severity * | - | - | - | - | |
| Nausea | No of subjects with symptom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| max severity | - | - | - | - | |
| Vomiting | No of subjects with symptom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| max severity | - | - | - | - | |
| Diarrhea | No of subjects with symptom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| max severity | - | - | - | - | |
| Bowel sounds | No of subjects with symptom | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| max severity | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.0 | |
| Bloating | No of subjects with symptom | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| max severity | - | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Eructation | No of subjects with symptom | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| max severity | - | 1.0 | - | - | |
| Flatulence | No of subjects with symptom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| max severity | - | - | - | - |
* severity score 1 = mild; 2 = severe. Gastrointestinal symptoms were assessed by the use of a checklist. Participants were asked to choose between “no symptom” (0 points), “mild symptoms“ (1 point) and “severe symptoms” (2 points) for each item.