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Gastroenterology

Rome III Irritable Bowel Syndrome calculator

Enter the published formula inputs below to calculate and interpret this score.

Clinical inputs

days/month

Allowed range: 0–31 days/month

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months

Allowed range: 0–240 months

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The source requires symptoms over the last 3 months and onset at least 6 months earlier.

months

Allowed range: 0–24 months

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The source requires symptoms over the last 3 months and onset at least 6 months earlier.

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Clinical inputs

  • Days per month with abdominal pain or discomfort (days/month)Accepted range: 0 to 31
  • Pain or discomfort improves with defecation
  • Onset associated with a change in stool frequency
  • Onset associated with a change in stool form
  • Months since symptom onsetAccepted range: 0 to 240
  • Months the criteria have been fulfilledAccepted range: 0 to 24

Primary source

Longstreth GF, Thompson WG, Chey WD, Houghton LA, Mearin F, Spiller RC. Functional bowel disorders. Gastroenterology. DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.11.061. PMID: 16678561. Rome III irritable bowel syndrome is recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort at least 3 days per month in the last 3 months, associated with two or more of improvement with defecation, onset associated with a change in stool frequency, and onset associated with a change in stool form. Functional bowel symptoms must have begun at least 6 months before presentation. (2006)

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