Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2012; 18(28): 3715-3720
Published online Jul 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i28.3715
Table 1 Manning, Rome I, II and III criteria for irritable bowel syndrome[5-7,9]
Manning
Pain eased after BM
Looser stools at onset of pain
More frequent BM at onset of pain
Abdominal distension
Mucus throughout rectum
Feeling of incomplete emptying
Rome I criteria
3 mo or more of continuous or recurrent symptoms
Abdominal pain or discomfort
Relieved with defecation; and/or
Associated with a change in frequency of stool; and/or
Associated with a change in consistency of stool; and
Two or more of the following, at least 25% of occasions or days
Altered stool frequency (> 3 BMs/d or < 3/wk)
Altered stool form (lumpy/hard or loose/watery stool),
Altered stool passage (straining, urgency, tenesmus)
Passage of mucus
Bloating or feeling of abdominal distension
Rome II criteria
At least 12 wk (which need not be consecutive)
In the preceding 12 mo, of abdominal discomfort or pain that has two out of three features
Relieved with defecation; and/or
Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool, and/or
Onset associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool
Rome III criteria
Recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort at least 3 d/mo
In the last 3 mo association with two or more of the following:
Improvement with defecation
Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool
Onset associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool