A Conservative Weight Loss Intervention Relieves Bowel Symptoms in Morbidly Obese Subjects with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 5

Comparison of intake of energy, bread and milk, before and during the last three weeks of the intervention.

		Measured before the intervention					Recommended during the intervention
	All subjects		Subjects with IBS		Subjects without IBS
		n		n		n
Energy (kJ)	10,458 (3890)	68	11,778 (4377)	19	9949 (3601)	49	3765
Intake of milk (ml)	276 (0–1791)	68	304 (5–1791)	19	276 (0–1422)	49	450
Intake of bread (g)	156 (24–338)	68	170 (54–338)	19	165 (24–276)	49	144

Results are given as mean (standard deviation) or median (range) depending on the distribution. The food intake before the intervention was registered with food frequency questionnaires and is presented next to the specific recommendations, given the last three weeks of the intervention.