The Effect of Probiotics on Childhood Constipation: A Randomized Controlled Double Blind Clinical Trial

Table 3

Symptom changes at the end of the 1st week.

Symptom	Treatment; frequency, percent	Placebo; frequency, percent	𝑃 value
With fecal incontinence	4 (30.8%)	7 (77.8%)	0.030
Without fecal incontinence	11 (69.2%)	2 (22.2%)
Total (fecal incontinence)	15 (100%)	9 (100%)
With abdominal pain	7 (43.8%)	12 (85.7%)	0.017
Without abdominal pain	9 (56.2%)	2 (14.3%)
Total (abdominal pain)	16 (100%)	14 (100%)
With weight gain	10 (41.7%)	1 (4.2%)	0.002
Without weight gain	14 (58.3%)	23 (95.8)
Total weight gain	24 (100%)	24 (100%)