Day of Supplementation Incomplete Defecation Placebo B. coagulans P value Δ
(N=20) MTCC 5856
  (N=18)
Baseline (Day 0) No 13 8 0.111
Yes 6 12
End of Study (Day 30) No 11 16 -
Yes 0 0
Table 6: Number of subjects who experienced at least one “Feeling of Incomplete Defecation”, in a given week, during the 30 Day supplementation with either B. coagulans MTCC 5856 or Placebo. Δ Between-group comparisons were made using the Fisher’s exact test.