Table 3.
Frequency of dyspeptic IBS symptoms in studied patients before and after dietary treatment.
| Symptoms | G1-FM | G2-IP | G3-K | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Examination | 2nd Examination | p | 1st Examination | 2nd Examination | p | 1st Examination | 2nd Examination | p | ||
| Nausea | N | 6 | 0 | * | 7 | 0 | * | 9 | 9 | 1.000 |
| % | 23.1 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 34.6 | 34.6 | ||||
| Heartburn | N | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 7 | 1 | 0.031 | 5 | 4 | 1.000 |
| % | 7.7 | 7.7 | 33.3 | 4.8 | 19.2 | 15.4 | ||||
| Belching | N | 5 | 4 | 1.000 | 6 | 0.0 | * | 7 | 7 | 1.000 |
| % | 19.2 | 15.4 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 26.9 | 26.9 | ||||
McNemar p test. * Conducting the test was impossible because the symptom was not reported by any patient during the 2nd examination. G1-FM—the FODMAP group. G2-IP—the elimination-rotation group. G3-K—the control group.