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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Decision Tool (Rome III)

by Mark Morgan, MD on August 16, 2011

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Summary: This calculator is intended to help diagnose Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a functional gastrointestinal disorder.
Rome III (2006) Criteria for Irritable Bowel Syndrome at The Rome Foundation.

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In the last 3 months, how often did you have discomfort or pain anywhere in your abdomen?
For women: Did this discomfort or pain occur only during your menstrual bleeding and not at other times?
Have you had this discomfort or pain 6 months or longer?
How often did this discomfort or pain get better or stop after you had a bowel movement?
When this discomfort or pain started, did you have more frequent bowel movements?
When this discomfort or pain started, did you have less frequent bowel movements?
When this discomfort or pain started, were your stools (bowel movements) looser?
When this discomfort or pain started, how often did you have harder stools?
In the last 3 months, how often did you have hard or lumpy stools?
In the last 3 months, how often did you have loose, mushy or watery stools?