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285 Surgical decision-making 14 TABLE 2. Non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments and frequency of use: n (%). Total number of responders: 74. Non-pharmacological treatment n (%) a Pharmacological treatment n (%) b Bowel diary 52 (70) Osmotic laxatives (e.g. PEG) 65 (88) GI 13 (68) GI 19 (100) surgery 39 (71) surgery 46 (84) Reward system 27 (37) Stimulant laxatives (e.g. bisacodyl) 57 (77) GI 14 (74) GI 18 (95) surgery 13 (24) surgery 39 (71) Toilet program 56 (76) Lubricants 25 (34) GI 19 (100) GI 8 (42) surgery 37 (67) surgery 17 (31) Dietary advice 61 (82) Serotonergic drugs (e.g. prucalopride) 1 (1) GI 11 (58) GI 1 (5) surgery 50 (91) surgery 0 Referral psychology 31 (42) Prosecretory drugs (e.g. lubiprostone) 8 (11) GI 13 (68) GI 7 (37) surgery 18 (33) surgery 1 (2) Biofeedback 23 (32) Enemas 53 (72) GI 4 (21) GI 12 (63) surgery 20 (36) surgery 41 (75) Pre-, pro-, or synbiotics 13 (18) GI 1 (5) surgery 12 (22) Transanal irrigation (e.g. Peristeen) 30 (41) GI 4 (21) surgery 26 (47) Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation c 1 (1) GI 1 (5) surgery 0 Abbreviations: GI: gastroenterology; PEG: polyethylene glycol. The boldface entries represent the total number of responders who preferred a certain treatment for the specific case. a 1 missing value for all non-pharmacological answers (surgery). b 4 missing values for all pharmacological answers (all surgery). c This answer was not provided on the questionnaire, it was added by a responder.