Basic personal data and complaint^a		IBS-D n = 20	IBS-C n = 20	Control n = 20	P value
Basic personal data and complaint^a		IBS-D n = 20	IBS-C n = 20	Control n = 20	P1	P2	P3	P4
Personal	Age in years	32.9 ± 10.1	34.2 ± 9.5	32.7 ± 7.7	0.921	0.807	0.914	0.674
Personal	Males/females	8/12 (40/60)	0/20 (0/100)	4/16 (20/80)	0.007	0.003	0.301	0.106
Complaint	Onset in months	47.1 ± 39.1 36 (6 - 144)	63.4 ± 70.6 30 (6 - 240)
Complaint	Pattern	2 - 4 motions/day 3 (2 - 3)	Once within 2 - 5 days 3 (3 - 4)