Therapeutic Effects of Biobran, Modified Arabinoxylan Rice Bran, in Improving Symptoms of Diarrhea Predominant or Mixed Type Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Study

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of subjects.

	Biobran (𝑛=19)	Placebo (𝑛=20)
Age (years)	48.8 ± 14.7	49.6 ± 16.0
Gender (M/F)	9/10	11/9
IBS subtype
IBS-D	14	13
IBS-M	5	7
Duration of disease (years)	17.8 ± 11.8	15.8 ± 10.1

Values are mean ± SD.
IBS, irritable bowel syndrome.
IBS-D, irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea.
IBS-M, mixed type irritable bowel syndrome.