Colonic Transit Time and Gut Peptides in Adult Patients with Slow and Normal Colonic Transit Constipation
Table 3
CSS data in constipated patients categorized according to the time of colonic transit.
Parameters
NTC (31)
STC (20)
CSS scale
C stool frequency
0 (0-1)
1 (0–2)
0: >2; 1: 2 per week ()
N incomplete defecation
3 (2–4)
4 (2–4)
3: 1-2 per week ()
T time spent in toilet (min)
1 (1-2)
1 (1-2)
1: 5–10 min ()
A unfruitful attempts ()
1 (0-1)
1 (1-1)
1: 1–3 per day ()
O obstruction, pain, strain
3 (3-4)
3 (2–4)
3: 1-2 per week ()
S abdominal discomfort, pain, bloating
3 (3-4)
3 (2–4)
3: 1-2 per week ()
I + P help for defecation
1 (0-1)
1 (0–2)
Laxative suppositories ≥ 1 per week ()
Q duration of constipation (year)
3 (2–4)
4 (2–4)
3: 11–20 years ()
CSS score (CSS p + number of capital letters)
24 (20–25)
24 (19–28)
>15 score: severe constipation ()
Constipaq score
58 (49–72)
61 (48–72)
()
Data expressed as median and the 25th–75th interquartile range and analysed by Mann–Whitney test. NTC: normal transit constipation; STC: slow transit constipation.
