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Table 5 Proportion (%) of women with GI symptoms premenstrually, comparing those with or without fatigue

From: Gastrointestinal symptoms before and during menses in healthy women

 

Fatigue

 

Yes n = 83

No n = 73

P value

Primary GI symptoms

%

%

 

  Abdominal pain

63

53

0.32

  Diarrhea

34

14

0.005

  Nausea

23

10

0.032

  Constipation

19

11

0.185

  Vomiting

4

0

0.51

  Any primary symptom

78

67

0.148

  Multiple (≥2) primary symptoms

43

16

<0.001

Secondary GI symptoms

   

  Bloating

77

44

<0.001

  Pelvic pain

63

33

<0.001

  1. Bolded p value denotes p < 0.05.
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