Results of biofeedback therapy for solitary rectal ulcer syndrome in 13 patients
Variable | Before | After |
Need to strain | 13 | 6 (decreased in 3 of these) |
Anal digitation | 11 | 4 (less frequently in 3 of these) |
Pain | 11 | 8 |
Sensation of incomplete evacuation | 11 | 8 |
Visits to toilet/24 hours | Median 6 | Median 3 |
Time in toilet per visit | Median 30 minutes | Median 10 minutes |
Passage of blood | 12 /12 (1 patient blind) | 5 (less frequently in 2 of these) |
Passage of mucus | 12 /12 (1 patient blind) | 5 (less frequently in 3 of these) |
Dependence on laxatives | 9 | 4 |