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Table 7 Ranking of symptoms that are most commonly experienced in the Western studies

From: Frequency patterns of core constipation symptoms among the Asian adults: a systematic review

Symptom

Rank 1st

Rank 2nd

Rank 3rd

Rank 4th

Rank 5th

Rank 6th

Straining

82.3% [68]

77.1% [40]

41.9% [69]

   

79.0% [36]

 

88.0% [42]

   

82.2% [70]

     

81.0% [71]

     

49.0% [40]

     

81.6% [42]

     

Sensation incomplete evacuation

74.2% [69]

68% [42]

72.8% [68]

54.0% [36]

  
  

73.8% [70]

80.0% [42]

  
  

54.2% [71]

   
  

44.3% [40]

   
  

70.9% [40]

   

Lumpy/hard stool

81.7% [40]

74.4% [68]

 

61.9% [42]

33.2% [69]

 

100.0% [42]

71.0% [36]

    
 

74.8% [70]

    
 

71.5% [71]

    
 

45.5% [40]

    

Sensation of anorectal blockage

 

53.9% [69]

 

38.8% [71]

40.4% [68]

30.0% [42]

   

31.2% [40]

40.4% [70]

 
   

56.0% [40]

10.9% [42]

 

Infrequent defecation

 

100.0% [42]

57.0% [36]

68.2% [68]

35.6% [71]

21.4% [69]

  

68.0% [42]

64.3% [70]

25.7% [40]

 
    

53.1% [40]

 

Manual maneuver

   

40.7% [69]

36.0% [42]

24.5% [68]

     

24.6% [70]

     

28.4% [71]

     

10.2% [42]

     

14.3% [40]

     

32.6% [40]

  1. Italic, symptom of IBS-C