Table 2

Parameters of overall colonic transit after infusion of poorly absorbable osmotic solution (OS) and easily absorbable electrolyte solution (ES)

Volunteer		Solution infused		Geometric centre of counts at:			Cumulative counts in the stools at:
Volunteer		Solution infused		24 Hours	48 Hours		24 Hours	48 Hours
1	OS	4.45	4.54		81	81
2	OS	2.67	3.41		5	24
3	OS	2.64	2.88		0	0
4	OS	3.59	4.90		47	95
5	OS	2.89	4.89		31	95
6	OS	3.03	3.28		13	13
7	OS	4.52	4.71		78	78
8	OS	3.11	4.77		36	86
9	OS	3.76	4.53		62	81
Mean	OS	3.4	4.2		39.2	61.4
SEM		0.2	0.3		10.1	12.6
10	ES	3.53	3.36		43	43
11	ES	4.99	4.99		99	99
12	ES	2.88	4.27		0	62
13	ES	2.80	4.81		15	95
14	ES	4.73	5.00		90	100
Mean	ES	3.8	4.5		49.4	79.8
SEM		0.5	0.3		19.7	11.6