Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2017; 23(42): 7635-7643
Published online Nov 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i42.7635
Table 1 Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea patients reported medication use (n = 487) n (%)
MedicationsThe whole disease courseThe past year
Probiotics240 (49.3)254 (52.2)
Traditional Chinese Medicine195 (40.0)201 (41.3)
Pinaverium bromide49 (10.1)82 (16.8)
Loperamide19 (3.9)21 (4.3)
Traditional antispasmodic11 (2.3)10 (2.1)