Nutrient drink test: A promising new tool for irritable bowel syndrome diagnosis

Table 4 General gastrointestinal symptoms after the high nutrient drink test in control subjects and IBS patients

HN drink-global symptoms		Time in h
Symptom	Group	0	1	2	4	6	8	10	12	24
Heartburn	IBS	0	0.3	0.2	0	0.1	0.1	0	0	0.1
	Controls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0
Regurgitation1	IBS	0.1	1	0.8	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.4
	Controls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Abdominal distension1	IBS	0	2.7	2.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3
	Controls	0	0.6	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Abdominal pain	IBS	0	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.1	1.1	0	0	0.5
	Controls	0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0	0.1	0	0	0.4

Mean scores of IBS patients and controls for individual general GI symptoms in the first 24 h after the HN drink.

¹Variables reached significant differences. Bold number: Time points reaching significant differences. IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome; HN: High nutrient; GI: Gastrointestinal.