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Domain
Question abbreviation (survey question) | Before treatment score
mean (s.d.) | After treatment score
mean (s.d.) | Score difference mean (s.d.) | Number of subjects | value |
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| Diet | | | | | 0.8191 |
| Liquid (I was on a totally liquid diet) | 3.46 (0.90) | 3.81 (0.40) | −0.35 (0.80) | 26 | 1.0000 |
| Soft (I was on a soft food diet) | 2.65 (1.32) | 3.42 (1.17) | −0.77 (1.53) | 26 | 1.0000 |
| Solid (I could easily ingest and digest solid food) | 2.48 (1.39) | 2.38 (1.81) | 0.16 (1.68) | 25 | 0.9031 |
| Anything (I could eat whatever I liked, without problems) | 0.92 (1.52) | 1.85 (1.64) | −0.92 (1.830) | 26 | 1.0000 |
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| Pain | | | | | 0.0087 |
| General (I had pain) | 2.04 (1.73) | 1.12 (1.37) | 0.92 (1.47) | 26 | 0.0216 |
| Upper GI (I had pain at or above my belly button) | 1.50 (1.56) | 0.69 (1.05) | 0.81 (1.50) | 26 | 0.0662 |
| Lower GI (I had pain below my belly button) | 1.31 (1.52) | 0.85 (1.22) | 0.46 (1.24) | 26 | 0.3930 |
| BM (I had pain with bowel movements) | 0.81 (1.06) | 0.50 (1.14) | 0.31 (1.16) | 26 | 0.6378 |
| Head_Neck (I experienced head or neck pain) | 1.08 (1.16) | 0.50 (1.10) | 0.58 (0.86) | 26 | 0.0100 |
| Migraine (I had migraine headache(s)) | 0.15 (0.46) | 0.19 (0.57) | −0.04 (0.53) | 26 | 0.9814 |
| Coccyx (I experienced tailbone (coccyx) pain) | 0.54 (1.07) | 0.04 (0.20) | 0.50 (1.10) | 26 | 0.1605 |
| Eating (Eating caused my abdomen to hurt) | 1.58 (1.50) | 0.77 (1.14) | 0.81 (1.41) | 26 | 0.0413 |
| Drinking (Drinking liquids caused my abdomen to hurt) | 0.58 (1.14) | 0.31 (0.97) | 0.27 (0.96) | 26 | 0.6040 |
| Back (I had back pain) | 1.69 (1.62) | 1.15 (1.41) | 0.54 (1.10) | 26 | 0.1263 |
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| GI symptoms | | | | | 0.0258 |
| Nausea (I had nausea after eating) | 0.80 (1.04) | 0.31 (0.62) | 0.56 (1.04) | 25 | 0.0850 |
| Vomit (I vomited after eating) | 0.35 (0.85) | 0.04 (0.20) | 0.31 (0.84) | 26 | 0.4006 |
| GI_spasm (I experienced digestive spasm) | 0.92 (1.35) | 0.42 (0.90) | 0.50 (1.48) | 26 | 0.4650 |
| Constipation (I had constipation) | 1.38 (1.30) | 0.85 (1.08) | 0.54 (1.58) | 26 | 0.4623 |
| Diarrhea (I had diarrhea) | 1.04 (1.18) | 0.85 (0.97) | 0.19 (0.94) | 26 | 0.7867 |
| BS_JLM (I eliminated blood-stained, or jelly-like mucus) | 0.20 (0.58) | 0.27 (0.67) | −0.08 (0.64) | 25 | 0.9814 |
| Gas_Bloat_Dist (I had gas/bloating/distension) | 2.04 (1.43) | 1.28 (1.28) | 0.80 (1.38) | 25 | 0.0497 |
| Inc_Sounds (I had increased bowel sounds) | 1.69 (1.46) | 1.00 (1.17) | 0.69 (1.57) | 26 | 0.1802 |
| No_BM (I was unable to have bowel movements when I wanted or needed to go) | 1.31 (1.41) | 0.77 (1.27) | 0.54 (1.14) | 26 | 0.1321 |
| Ab_BM (My bowel movements looked abnormal) | 1.58 (1.68) | 0.96 (1.22) | 0.62 (1.44) | 26 | 0.2276 |
| Eat_Bloat (Eating or drinking caused me to swell, bloat, or have gas) | 1.96 (1.48) | 1.24 (1.36) | 0.72 (1.21) | 25 | 0.0388 |
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| Medication | | | | | 0.8191 |
| Meds (I took medications for my symptoms) | 1.81 (1.88) | 1.77 (1.75) | 0.04 (2.03) | 26 | 0.9689 |
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| Quality of life | | | | | 0.0016 |
| Off_Work (I was unable to work due to my condition) | 1.28 (1.37) | 0.29 (0.62) | 1.04 (1.27) | 24 | 0.0018 |
| Off_Social (I was unable to have a normal social life due to my condition) | 1.35 (1.57) | 0.42 (0.99) | 0.92 (1.35) | 26 | 0.0095 |
| Off_Sex (My sex life suffered due to my condition) | 1.68 (1.76) | 0.57 (1.16) | 0.84 (1.30) | 19 | 0.0662 |
| Off_Daily_Function (I had decreased ability to participate in normal daily activities due to my condition) | 1.65 (1.52) | 0.54 (1.14) | 1.12 (1.45) | 26 | 0.0023 |
| Off_Eat_Out (I would be reluctant to eat at a restaurant or a friend’s house due to my condition) | 1.62 (1.55) | 0.85 (1.46) | 0.77 (1.53) | 26 | 0.1072 |
| Massage_worry (I felt that I could decrease my own symptoms using my hands) | 3.31 (1.05) | 3.08 (1.24) | 0.17 (1.20) | 24 | 0.8785 |
| Worry (I worried about having another bowel obstruction) | 2.23 (1.63) | 1.12 (1.28) | 1.12 (1.56) | 26 | 0.0064 |
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| Pain severity | | | | | 0.0006 |
| Duration_Pain (The duration of the worst pain) | 4.20 (1.44) | 2.50 (2.14) | 1.76 (2.05) | 25 | 0.0006 |
| Recent_Max_Pain (Maximum pain in bowels over the last 4 weeks) | 6.10 (3.37) | 4.15 (2.96) | 1.82 (4.19) | 25 | 0.2276 |
| Recent_Min_Pain (Minimum pain in bowels over the last 4 weeks) | 2.12 (2.24) | 1.42 (1.36) | 0.68 (2.54) | 25 | 0.6378 |
| Recent_Avg_Pain (Average pain in bowels over the last 4 weeks) | 3.96 (2.76) | 2.08 (1.90) | 1.84 (3.24) | 25 | 0.0599 |
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