Efficacy of the Enteroadsorbent Silicol®gel in Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Subtypes IBS-D or Mixed: Observational Open-Label Study

Table 4

Baseline characteristics of study population.

Characteristic	Value
Overall cohort	67
IBS-D subtype	37 (55%)
IBS-M subtype	30 (45%)
Age	40.9 (20-63)
Female (%)	59 (88%)
Body mass index	27.7 (18.6-39.0)
IBS severity (by IBS SSS score)
Severe (IBS )	42 (63%)
Moderate (IBS SSS 175-299)	25 (37%)
Mild (IBS SSS 75-174)	0 (0%)
Baseline use of concomitant IBS medications
Antispasmodic	21 (33%)
Antidiarrhoeal	7 (10%)
Laxative	6 (9%)
Other	3 (4%)

Values are given as the mean (range) or the number (percentage of the cohort). IBS = irritable bowel syndrome; IBS-D = IBS with predominant diarrhoea; IBS-M = IBS with mixed bowel habits; IBS SSS = irritable bowel syndrome severity scoring system.