Effects of Alkaline-Reduced Drinking Water on Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea: A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study

Table 1

Characteristics of baseline demographics of patients.

	Alkaline-reduced water group	Control group	value
Female, (%)	10 (76.9%)	10 (71.4%)	0.745
Mean age ± SD (years)			0.584
Initial symptom scores
Quality-of-life score
Abdominal pain
Abdominal discomfort
Stool form (BSFS)
Stool frequency/day
Amount of water (ml/day)	2,124 ± 900	2,052 ± 648

SD: standard deviation; BSFS: Bristol stool form scale.