Occult constipation masking as irritable bowel syndrome with predominant diarrhea in Bangladeshi children

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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Jun 22, 2026; 17(2): 121705
Published online Jun 22, 2026. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v17.i2.121705

Table 3 Occult constipation, treatment response, and cost comparison, n (%)

Variable	Result	P value
Occult constipation in unresponsive IBS-D (n = 54)	Yes: 49 (90.7)	P < 0.001¹
Occult constipation in unresponsive IBS-D (n = 54)	No: 5 (9.3)	P < 0.001¹
Overall response after treatment (n = 49)	Good response: 44 (89.8)	P < 0.001¹
	Satisfactory: 2 (4.1)
	No response: 2 (4.1)
	Lost to follow-up: 1 (2.0)
Presumptive treatment cost	Conventional method: 25000 BDT	98.4% cost reduction
Presumptive treatment cost	Our model: 400 BDT	98.4% cost reduction

¹χ² test.

IBS-D: Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea.

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Citation: Benzamin M, Chowdhury MZR, Chakroborty P, Ahmed A, Tamal TB, Chowdhury A, Karim ASMB. Occult constipation masking as irritable bowel syndrome with predominant diarrhea in Bangladeshi children. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2026; 17(2): 121705
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4291/wjgp.v17.i2.121705

Benzamin M, Chowdhury MZR, Chakroborty P, Ahmed A, Tamal TB, Chowdhury A, Karim ASMB. Occult constipation masking as irritable bowel syndrome with predominant diarrhea in Bangladeshi children. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2026; 17(2): 121705 [PMID: 42394829 DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v17.i2.121705]

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