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Table 2 Proportion of women experiencing GI and emotional symptoms, comparing prevalence rates in premenstrual and menses phases

From: Gastrointestinal symptoms before and during menses in healthy women

Symptoms

Premenstrual

During menses

p-value

Primary GI symptoms

%

%

 

  Abdominal pain

58

55

0.73

  Diarrhea

24

28

0.44

  Nausea

17

14

0.53

  Constipation

15

10

0.08

  Vomiting

2

3

0.72

  Any primary symptoms

73

69

0.60

  Multiple (≥2) primary symptoms

31

31

1.0

Secondary GI symptoms

   

  Bloating

62

51

0.07

  Pelvic pain

49

46

0.73

  Any primary or secondary GI symptoms

83

83

1.0

Mood symptoms

   

  Depressed mood

32

21

0.028

  Anxiety

15

10

0.30

  Other

23

15

0.08

  Any emotional symptoms

47

31

0.004

Fatigue

53

49

0.50

  1. Bolded p value denotes p < 0.05.