Monday, July 18, 2005
MyHealth Analysis
This is the fourth sub-section of the Gastrointestinal Questionnaire. The entire section contains 113 questions.
SECTION 4D - SYMPTOMS BOWEL MOVEMENTS
 
The adult colon, also referred as the large intestine, is about 5 feet long. It connects to the small bowel, which is also known as the small intestine. The major functions of the colon are to absorb water and salts from partially digested food that enters from the small bowel and then send waste out of the body through the anus. What remains after absorption is stool, which passes from the colon into the rectum and out through the anus when a person has a bowel movement.

These questions deal with potential problems involving the colon.
There are 374 total questions to complete. You are 92% complete. This section has 78 questions.
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SECTION 4(D) - SYMPTOMS BOWEL MOVEMENTS
424.  Bowel movements. Have you had alternating constipation / diarrhea or recent changes in pattern?
No
Yes, some
Yes, significant
425.  Do you have black or tarry stools?
No
Yes, somewhat
Yes, very
426.  Do you have clay-colored (pale) stools?
No
Yes, somewhat
Yes, very
427.  Do you have greasy or shiny stools?
No
Yes, somewhat
Yes, very
428.  How offensively do your stools usually smell? This is difficult to quantify, but a strong smell despite brief exposure to the air, or comments by others, are good indicators!
Never / rarely offensive
Occasionally offensive
Often offensive
Always offensive
429.  Do you see mucous in your stools?
Never
Occasionally
Often
430.  Do you see blood in your stools? This is red blood.
Never
Occasionally / small amount on tissue only
Occasionally / small amount on tissue and stool
Very often recently
A significant amount for some time now
431.  Do you have a tendency toward infrequent bowel movements / stools - constipation?
Not applicable / tend to diarrhea
No, I have at least one stool per day
Yes, stool generally less than once per day
Yes, stool every 2-3 days
Yes, stool less than every 3 days
432.  Do you have a tendency toward frequent bowel movements / stools?
Not applicable / tendency toward constipation or sluggish stools
Somewhat, have 2-3 stools per day
Yes, have 4-5 stools per day
Yes, have 6-7 stools per day
Yes, more than 8 stools per day
433.  On average, how well-formed are your bowel movements / stools?
Hard, difficult to pass
Well-formed, easy to pass
Loose
Very loose and watery
434.  Do you currently have diarrhea? This is a condition of recent onset which is different from your normal bowel movement pattern. If you always have loose stools, leave the default answer indicated.
Not applicable / I almost always have loose stools
No
2 to 3 per day
3 to 4 per day
More than 5 movements per day
435.  Do you have frequent intestinal pain or cramping with an urge to defecate, sometimes without success?
No
Rarely
Occasionally
Approximately daily
Several times per day
436.  Do you have undigested fat in your stools?
No
Occasionally
Often
437.  Do you have undigested food in your stools?
No
Occasionally
Often

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