Findings from patient diary
| Patient number | Probiotic/ placebo | Percentage of diary completed (21 days in total) | Percentage of diary completed during the 14-day course probiotic/placebo | Median loose stool (range) per day | Median stool type per day (range) | Median score for nausea per day (range) | Median frequency of vomiting per day (range) | Median pain per day (range) | Median difficulty drinking (range) | Median difficulty swallowing (range) |
| 1* | Probiotic | 4.8 | 7.14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Placebo | 52.3 | 78.5 | 1 (0–5) | 3 (1–5) | 3 (1–5) | 0 (0–0) | 4 (0–5) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) |
| 3 | Probiotic | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 4 | Placebo | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 5 | Probiotic | 61.9 | 92.9 | 1 (0–3) | 6 (4–7) | Not documented | 1 (0–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) |
| 6 | Probiotic | 90.5 | 100 | 3 (0–10) | 5 (4–7) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) |
| 7 | Placebo | 4.8 | 7.14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Not documented | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Placebo | 61.9 | 92.9 | 3 (0–7) | 6 (6–7) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (1–3) | 2 (1–4) | 3 (0–4) |
| 9* | Placebo | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 10 | Placebo | 52.3 | 78.5 | 1 (0–3) | 4 (3–7) | 2 (2–4) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (1–3) | NA | 2 (1–4) |
* Withdrawn