Optimal Timing of Simethicone Supplement for Bowel Preparation: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 4

Patients’ compliance and tolerability.

	SIM evening group (n = 208)	SIM morning group (n = 211)	value
Tolerability
Nausea	6 (2.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0.80^a
Vomiting	10 (4.8%)	9 (4.3%)	0.79^a
Abdominal pain	8 (3.8%)	9 (4.3%)	0.83^a
Bloating	12 (5.8%)	14 (6.6%)	0.71^a
Sleep disruption	20 (9.6%)	19 (9.0%)	0.83^a
The same regimen preparation in the future
Yes	199 (95.7%)	201 (95.3%)	0.84^a
No	9 (4.3%)	10 (4.7%)

Note. a, Pearson’s χ2 test.