Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
| Healthy | D-IBS | |
|---|---|---|
| Data are expressed as mean (SD). D-IBS, diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome; F, female; M, male; NA, non-applicable. | ||
| Number of subjects | 14 | 20 |
| Gender, F:M | 6:8 | 14:6 |
| Age, years (SD; range) | 27.9 (7.8; 22–53) | 32.8 (7.7; 21–56) |
| Symptom duration, | NA | 17.9 (8.2; 8–36) |
| months (SD; range) | ||
| Severity (0–10), (SD) | NA | 6.8 (1.5) |
| Functional dyspepsia | 0/14 | 14/20 |
| Previous gastroenteritis | No | 6/20 |
| Food allergy | No | No |
| Other inflammatory | No | No |
| disorders | ||
| Other diseases | No | 3/20 (hypothyroidism, |
| Von Willenbrand, | ||
| pernicious anaemia) | ||