Clinical effectiveness of adding probiotics to a low FODMAP diet: Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study

Table 3 Irritable bowel syndrome sub-type breakdown by groups

	Total, n = 85	Group 1, n = 43	Group 2, n = 42	P value
IBS subtype, n (%)
Constipation	43 (50.6)	23 (53.5)	20 (47.6)	0.415
Diarrhea	23 (27.1)	9 (20.9)	14 (33.3)
Mixed	19 (22.4)	11 (25.6)	8 (19.0)

Group 1: Low fermentable oligo, di- and monosaccharides and polyol diet + probiotic; Group 2: Low fermentable oligo, di- and monosaccharides and polyol diet + placebo. IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome.