Results
bloating, gastrointestinal symptoms, abdominal pain
Distribution of gender, family size and household wealth quintiles were comparable between the groups. Other indicators of socio-economic-demographic characteristics, like maternal and paternal illiteracy, number of sleeping rooms, use of non-sanitary facilities and use of deep tube well water for domestic purposes were also comparable between the groups (No significant difference was observed in terms of development of gastrointestinal symptoms, such as abdominal pain, distension, rumbling and bloating during the intervention period of 7 days between the two groups (