Effects of bottle gourd moxibustion combined with umbilical therapy for cancer-related incomplete bowel obstruction on inflammatory cytokine levels

Table 1 Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scoring evaluation criteria

Symptoms	None (0 points)	Mild (1 point)	Moderate (2 points)	Severe (3 points)
Flatulence	Normal flatulence	Presence of flatulence	Slight flatulence	Occasional flatulence
Defecation	Normal or slightly hard stools, smooth defecation	Hard stools, slightly difficult defecation	No bowel movement for more than 1 day, difficult and dry defecation	No bowel movement for 2 days or more
Abdominal pain	Almost none	Mild, occasional, can be relieved spontaneously	Pain localized, tolerable	Severe pain, unbearable, recurrent
Abdominal distension	Almost none	Occasionally bloated or postprandial bloating	Significant bloating, lasting longer, tolerable	Obvious bloating or drum-like distension, lasting long
Nausea	Almost none	Occasional nausea, short duration	Moderate nausea, lasting longer, still tolerable	Recurrent severe nausea, long duration, intolerable
Vomiting	None	Desire to vomit	Intermittent vomiting of saliva or food residue	Frequent vomiting or immediate vomiting after eating, intolerable