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Table 1 Symptoms and quality of life in the patient before, during and after Campylobacter infection

From: Changes in the symptom pattern and the densities of large-intestinal endocrine cells following Campylobacter infection in irritable bowel syndrome: a case report

Questionnaire

Before infection

During infection

After infection

   

2 months

4 months

6 months

12 months

Birmingham

      

Total score

30

35

26

18

29

4

Pain

6

15

4

3

6

2

Diarrhoea

4

20

12

8

5

0

Constipation

20

0

10

7

20

2

SF-NDI

29

48

20

17

28

13

IBS-QOLa

61

50

84

86

60

94

  1. Six months after infection, the patient was treated with 2 mg prucalopride daily.
  2. Birmingham, Birmingham Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptom Questionnaire; SF-NDI, Short-Form Nepean Dyspepsia Index; IBS-QOL, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality Of Life Questionnaire.
  3. aPercentage of the total score.