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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: After 6 mo of treatment, the mean visual analogic scale (VAS) values of both short-lasting abdominal pain (VAS, mean SD, group A : 4. 6 2. 1 vs 2. 2 0. 8, P = 0. 02 ; group B : 4. 6 2. 9 vs 2. 0 1. 9, P = 0. 03) and abdominal bloating (VAS, mean SD, group A : 5. 3 2. 2 vs 3. 0 1. 7, P = 0. 005 ; group B : 5. 3 3. 2 vs 2. 3 1. 9, P = 0. 006) decreased in both groups, whilst the VAS values of prolonged abdominal pain decreased in the Flortec () group, but remained unchanged in the high-fibre diet group (VAS, mean SD, group A : 6. 5 1. 5 vs 4. 5 2. 1, P = 0. 052 ; group B : 4. 5 3. 8 vs 5. 5 3. 5).