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Percentage frequency of any gastrointestinal symptoms. |
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| CFS % (n = 32) |
CONTROLS % (n = 45) |
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| GASTRIC |
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| Abdominal discomfort |
39 |
22. |
| Fullness after small meal |
70 |
31* |
| Nausea |
67 |
15* |
| Abdominal pain |
76 |
27* |
| Loss of appetite |
42 |
12* |
| Vomiting |
22 |
2* |
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| OESOPHAGEAL |
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| Acid regurgitation |
30 |
28 |
| Heart burn |
48 |
27 |
| Swallowing difficulty |
45 |
9* |
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| OTHER |
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| Bowel movements/ day (mean) |
1.6 |
1.2 |
| Constipation % |
26 |
30 |
| Consistency Formed % |
67 |
80 |
| Loose/Watery % |
33 |
20 |
| Nocturnal diarrhoea % |
21 |
0* |
| Faecal Urgency % |
51 |
16* |
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* indicates symptoms more frequent in CFS group p <.05, Chi2 | ||
Burnet and Chatterton BMC Gastroenterology 2004 4:32 doi:10.1186/1471-230X-4-32 |
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