| Pre- and post-treatment | |||||||||||
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 | Baseline | Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 6 | ||||||||
 | Excess (n = 2) | Deficiency (n = 10) | p | Excess (n = 2) | Deficiency (n = 10) | p | Excess (n = 2) | Deficiency (n = 10) | p | Excess (n = 2) | Deficiency (n = 10) | p |
Defecation Frequency (times/week) | 3.50 ± 2.12 | 3.30 ± 1.64 | †1.00 | 6.50 ± 0.71 | 3.10 ± 1.79 | 0.08 | 7.50 ± 0.71 | 4.0 ± 2.16 | 0.03 | 6.00 ± 1.41 | 3.70 ± 1.34 | 0.09 |
BSS | 3.60 ± 1.98 | 2.97 ± 1.02 | 0.50 | 4.57 ± 2.22 | 3.13 ± 0.89 | 0.31 | 4.49 ± 2.31 | 3.53 ± 1.13 | 0.70 | 4.03 ± 1.66 | 3.43 ± 1.25 | 0.96 |
CAS | 7.0 ± 5.66 | 7.3 ± 3.43 | 0.92 | 4.00 ± 5.66 | 4.80 ± 2.97 | †0.92 | 2.00 ± 2.83 | 3.70 ± 2.06 | 0.49 | 3.50 ± 2.12 | 3.50 ± 4.25 | 0.92 |