Table 3.
Pain and stooling results of 4- and 8-weeks group.
| Parameter | 4-week group | 8-week group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Post-treatment | Baseline | Post-treatment | |
| Pain and stooling results | ||||
| Pain | ||||
| Number of pain episodes | 6.8 ± 5.0‡ | 2.0 ± 2.4# | 6.4 ± 4.2 | 2.0 ± 2.7# |
| Mean pain rating | ||||
| Mean of maximum pain ratings | 3.8 ± 1.7 | 2.1 ± 2.4* | 3.9 ± 2.2 | 1.5 ± 1.8* |
| Stooling | ||||
| Number of bowel movements per day | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 1.1 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ± 0.9 |
| Number of days with no bowel movement | 1.3 ± 1.3 | 1.1 ± 1.4 | 1.9 ± 2.4 | 1.8 ± 2.8 |
| Median bristol stool scale type | 3.9 ± 1.6 | 4.3 ± 1.3 | 3.2 ± 1.9 | 3.4 ± 1.4 |
‡Mean ± SD.
*P = 0.049 for post-treatment change within each group.
#P = 0.034 for post-treatment change within each group.