| Bowel movements per week | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Group | Measure | Patients | Baseline | Three months | 'Off' period | 'On' period | Change (%) | Follow‐up | Notes |
| Kahlke 2015# | Me an (SD) | 14 | 18.2 (8.7) | 10.9 (4.1) | ‐7.3 (‐ 40 %) | 9.4 (2.6) | p <0.05 | |||
| Kahlke 2015# | ||||||||||
| Leroi 2005# | Group of 19 who chose 'on' following the crossover period | Median (range) | Baseline: 16 3 months: 15 'Off' period: 18 'On' period: 16 Follow‐up: 16 | 11.5 (6 to 28) | 12 (4 to 27) | 10.6 (6 to 33) | 10.2 (5 to 26) | ‐0.4 (‐4%) | 10.6 (7 to 37) | 1. P < 0.05: 'on' versus 'off' period. |
| Leroi 2005# | Group of 5 who chose 'off' following the crossover period | Median (range) | Baseline: 4 3 months: 4 'Off' period: 5 'On' period: 5 Follow‐up: 5 | 13.7 (7 to 30) | 10.6 (8 to 11) | 12.7 (8 to 19) | 11.2 (7 to 32) | ‐1.5 (‐12%) | 11.7 (7 to 32) | |
| Sørensen 2010# | Mean (95% CI for mean) | 7 | 12.1 (6.32 to 17.9) | 8.86 (6.21 to 11.5) | ‐3.24 (‐27%) | |||||
| Sørensen 2010# | ||||||||||
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