Table 2 Total and individual scores of gastrointestinal symptoms in the 24 and 48 h following consumption of dairy desserts containing 35 g dextrose (control dessert) or different mixtures of maltitol and scFOS in the ITT population (n=36)

3.15±4.26^a

6.46±5.85^b

8.86±6.49^b,c

8.53±7.10^b,c

9.41±6.99^b,c

10.80±7.98^b,c

<0.0001

1.21±1.49

2.11±2.26

3.37±2.56^*

2.74±2.50^*

3.68±2.46^*

4.11±2.34^*

<0.0001

0.70±1.31

1.49±2.01

2.11±2.40^*

2.41±2.43^*

1.85±2.30^*

2.43±2.40^*

<0.0001

0.70±1.69

1.40±2.20

1.60±2.24

1.74±2.15

1.82±2.41

2.17±2.72^*

0.0312

0.55±1.68

1.46±2.41

1.77±2.44^*

1.65±2.98

2.06±2.95^*

2.09±2.70^*

0.0135

0.88±1.71^a

2.34±3.55^a,b

3.60±5.39^b

2.62±3.57^b

2.24±3.37^a,b

2.71±4.26^b

0.0063

0.27±0.80

0.83±1.50

1.37±1.99^*

1.12±1.61^*

1.06±1.54^*

1.20±1.78^*

0.0037

0.30±0.81

0.31±0.93

0.74±1.60

0.79±1.49

0.44±1.13

0.57±1.29

0.0823

0.12±0.55

0.49±1.17

0.69±1.64

0.35±0.92

0.47±1.02

0.57±1.36

0.2084

0.18±0.58

0.71±1.54

0.80±1.64^*

0.35±1.01

0.26±0.79

0.37±1.19

0.0448