Garg incontinence scores: New scoring system on the horizon to evaluate fecal incontinence. Will it make a difference?

Table 4 Garg incontinence scores[25]

Incontinence type	Weight	Frequency			Maximum score
		Never (points)	Occasional (points) (≤ 1 episode/wk)	Common (points) (> 1 episode/wk)
Solid	8	0	1	2	16
Liquid	8	0	1	2	16
Urge	7	0	1	2	14
Flatus	6	0	1	2	12
Mucus	6	0	1	2	12
Stress	5	0	1	2	10
Total					80

Score in a cell = Weight for that incontinence type × frequency points. For example, a person with occasional liquid incontinence would have an 8 × 1 = 8 score. Maximum possible score = 80 (total incontinence), minimum score possible = 0 (no incontinence). Citation: Garg P, Sudol-Szopinska I, Kolodziejczak M, Bhattacharya K, Kaur G. New objective scoring system to clinically assess fecal incontinence. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29: 4593-4603. Copyright ©The Authors 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.