IBS Diagnosis - Score to Identify Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients

Are you evaluating a patient who may have irritable bowel syndrome?

Yes

Gender of the patient

Male

Female

Does the patient complain of abdominal pain?

Yes

Does the patient suffer from flatulence?

Yes

Does the patient suffer from irregularities of bowel movement?

Yes

Does the patient noticing constipation alternating with diarrhea?

Yes

Number of years with complaints

Does the patient describe the pain as:

• burning?

Yes

• cutting?

Yes

• very strong?

Yes

• terrible?

Yes

• feeling of pressure?

Yes

• dull?

Yes

• boring?

Yes

• not so bad?

Yes

Are there abnormal physical findings and/or historical findings pathognomonic for any diagnosis other than irritable bowel syndrome?

Yes

Is there a history of blood in the stools?

Yes

ESR

mm in 2 hours

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Objective

ICD-10

IBS Diagnosis Score to Identify Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Purpose: To use the diagnostic score developed by Kruis et al to separate patients with irritable bowel syndrome from those with organic bowel disease.