Table 2.
Clinical manifestations of constipation during the intervention with the mixture of fructooligosaccharides and polydextrose in 77 children.
| Pre-Intervention Period (2 Weeks) | Period 1 of Intervention (from 0 to 15 Days) |
Period 2 of Intervention (from 15 to 30 Days) |
Period 3 of Intervention (from 31 to 45 Days) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | p * | N (%) | p * | N (%) | p * | |
| Fewer than three bowel movements per week | 46 59.7% |
24 31.2% |
<0.001 | 18 23.4% |
<0.001 | 9 11.7% |
<0.001 |
| Type 1 or 2 stools on the Bristol scale | 53 68.8% |
8 10.5% |
<0.001 | 6 7.8% |
<0.001 | 6 7.8% |
<0.001 |
| Fear of defecation | 53 68.8% |
10 13.0% |
<0.001 | 3 3.9% |
<0.001 | 3 3.9% |
<0.001 |
| Pain on defecation | 61 79.2% |
18 23.4% |
<0.001 | 8 10.4% |
<0.001 | 8 10.4% |
<0.001 |
| Abdominal pain | 65 84.4% |
37 48.1% |
<0.001 | 8 10.4% |
<0.001 | 2 2.6% |
<0.001 |
* McNemar test: Period 1, 2, or 3 of the intervention vs. pre-intervention period.