An extended assessment of bowel habits in a general population

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 10, Issue 5

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN

1007-9327

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Clinical Research

World J Gastroenterol. Mar 1, 2004; 10(5): 713-716
Published online Mar 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i5.713

Table 1 Four-week daily diary (Patients giving yes-no responses and number of bowel movements/day were recorded)

Questions	Time
FIRST WEEK	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Bowel movements (number/day)
Straining at defecation
Feeling of incomplete defecation
and/or difficult evacuation
Manual manoeuvres
Lumpy or hard stools
Use of laxatives
SECOND WEEK	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Bowel movements (number/day)
Straining at defecation
Feeling of incomplete defecation
and/or difficult evacuation
Manual manoeuvres
Lumpy or hard stools
Use of laxatives
THIRD WEEK	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Bowel movements (number/day)
Straining at defecation
Feeling of incomplete defecation
and/or difficult evacuation
Manual manoeuvres
Lumpy or hard stools
Use of laxatives
FOURTH WEEK	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Bowel movements (number/day)
Straining at defecation
Feeling of incomplete defecation
and/or difficult evacuation
Manual manoeuvres
Lumpy or hard stools
Use of laxatives

Citation: Bassotti G, Bellini M, Pucciani F, Bocchini R, Bove A, Alduini P, Battaglia E, Bruzzi P, Group ICS. An extended assessment of bowel habits in a general population. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(5): 713-716
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i5/713.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i5.713

Bassotti G, Bellini M, Pucciani F, Bocchini R, Bove A, Alduini P, Battaglia E, Bruzzi P, Group ICS. An extended assessment of bowel habits in a general population. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(5): 713-716 [PMID: 14991944 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i5.713]

All content on this site: Copyright © 1993-2026 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.