Table 3.

The number of alarm symptoms present in PCOS patients with IBS and controls with IBS. Percentages refer to the subjects who completed the given questionnaire.

No. of alarm symptoms	IBS-PCOS (%)	IBS-CON (%)
0	4 (12.5)	2 (13.3)
1	11 (34.4)	8 (53.3)
2	9 (28.1)	1 (6.67)
3	5 (15.63)	2 (13.3)
4	2 (6.25)	1 (6.67)
5	1 (3.13)	1 (6.67)

IBS-CON, controls with irritable bowel syndrome; IBS-PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome patients with irritable bowel syndrome.