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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: With placebo, there were no significant changes in the number of spontaneous bowel movements (from 1. 0 + / - 0. 8 to 2. 2 + / - 0. 6), percent with encopresis (74 % vs 47 %), or total gastrointestinal transit time (from 112. 5 + / - 4. 9 hours to 95. 4 + / - 9. 8 hours) ; but there was a significant decrease in number of fecal soiling episodes per day (from 1. 3 + / - 0. 4 to 0. 4 + / - 0. 2) and number of laxative doses used per week (from 11. 5 + / - 2. 9 to 2. 05 + / - 0. 7).