Figure 6.

Bowel habit satisfaction assessment. (a) Changes in bowel habit satisfaction after GTB1 and placebo ingestion. (b) Global Improvement Scale (GIS) of IBS symptom ratings at end of intervention. GIS was evaluated on a seven-point scale, namely, improved (substantially improved or moderately improved), non-response (slightly improved, no change, slightly worse) and worse (substantially worse or moderately worse). (c) Impact of GTB1 and placebo ingestion on Patient’ Global Impression of Change (PGIC) at end of intervention. PGIC scores was recorded on a seven-point scale. Data are means ± SEM or % of participants. * p < 0.05 as determined by two-sample t-test or Chi-square test.