Table 6.

Serial changes in Bristol stool scale in healthy adolescent women who ingested maltobionic acid for 4 weeks.

	Ingested food	n	Watery, nosolid pieces,entirely liquid	Fluffy pieces withragged edges, amushy stool	Soft blobs withclear cut edges	Like a sausageor snake,smooth andsoft	Like a sausage butwith cracks on itssurface	Sausage-shaped,but lumpy	Separate hardlumps, likenuts
Pre-ingestion	Test food	24	0	0	2	8	5	7	2
	Placebo food		0	1	2	9	7	3	2
Post-2W	Test food	24	0	1	1	10	3	7	2
	Placebo food		0	0	2	12	2	5	3
Post-4W	Test food	24	0	0	2	13	6	2	1
	Placebo food		0	1	2	8	4	5	4

Bristol stool scale scores for participants at 3 time points.