Effects of Alkaline-Reduced Drinking Water on Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea: A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study

Table 3

Symptom scores of patients before and after treatment (secondary outcome measures).

		Alkaline-reduced water group	Control group	value
Quality-of-life score	Week 0
	Week 8
Abdominal pain	Week 0
	Week 2
	Week 4
	Week 6
	Week 8
Abdominal discomfort	Week 0
	Week 2
	Week 4
	Week 6
	Week 8
Stool form (BSFS)	Week 0
	Week 2
	Week 4
	Week 6
	Week 8
Stool frequency/day	Week 0
	Week 2
	Week 4
	Week 6
	Week 8

Week 0: the time of randomization; BSFS: Bristol stool form scale.