Table 4:

Five Components of IBS-SS: Baseline vs. Glutamine Treatment

	Mean + SD	Pre-Post Change ( Mean + SD)
Abdominal Distension/Bloating
Baseline	57.54 ± 13.77	−5.33 ± 11.85
Treatment endpoint	52.20 ± 13.60	p-value = .0017
Abdominal Pain Frequency
Baseline	57.93 ± 14.40	−17.65 ± 18.73
Treatment endpoint	40.28 ± 12.65	p-value < .0001
Abdominal Pain Severity
Baseline	62.80 ± 16.87	−34.76 ± 23.26
Treatment endpoint	28.04 ± 13.09	p-value < .0001
Quality of Life
Baseline	63.26 ± 16.60	−33.22 ± 23.10
Treatment endpoint	30.04 ± 12.95	p-value < .0001
Satisfaction with Bowel Habits
Baseline	59.31 ± 17.94	−28.56 ± 24.18
Treatment endpoint	30.76 ± 14.22	p-value < .0001

⁺The p value was computed using the paired t test.