Table 1.

Comparison of symptom scores between the two groups (score).

Group		Abdominal distension abdominal pain	Eat less to stay	Nausea and vomiting	Shit is not adjustable	Mental fatigue
Combined group (n = 68)	Before treatment	2.52 ± 0.48	2.51 ± 0.49	2.39 ± 0.42	2.48 ± 0.46	2.44 ± 0.43
	14 d after treatment	0.56 ± 0.15#∗	0.61 ± 0.18#∗	0.73 ± 0.20#∗	0.67 ± 0.16#∗	0.51 ± 0.10#∗
Western medicine group (n = 68)	Before treatment	2.54 ± 0.50	2.48 ± 0.46	2.41 ± 0.44	2.50 ± 0.48	2.51 ± 0.49
	14 d after treatment	1.63 ± 0.28∗	1.68 ± 0.30∗	1.71 ± 0.32∗	1.58 ± 0.25∗	1.61 ± 0.30∗

Compared with western medicine group, #p < 0.05; Compared with before treatment, ^∗p < 0.05.