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 2

The global assessment to treatment of either Biobran or placebo.

	Biobran (𝑛=19)	Placebo (𝑛=20)
Markedly improved	4 (21.1%)*	2 (10.0%)
Slightly improved	8 (42.1%)*	4 (20.0%)
Unchanged	6 (31.6%)	11 (55.0%)
Not so good	1 (5.3%)	2 (10.0%)
Deteriorated		1 (5.0%)

^∗𝑃=0.0465 versus placebo.