1.   Transit times and daily stool weights are shown in Table I.

2.   There was no significant difference in stool weight.

3.   After treatment with loperamide oxide the number of bowel actions was still greater in the patients than in the control subjects but the stool weight was less.

4.   There were significant relationships between stool weight and both whole gut transit and stool frequency during treatment with loperamide oxide.

5.   Whole gut transit time and daily stool weight were also measured.

6.   After stool wet weight had been measured, they were analysed for fat content by the Van de Kramer method.