Insights Into Normal and Disordered Bowel Habits From Bowel Diaries

BACKGROUND While symptom questionnaires provide a snapshot of bowel habits, they may not reflect day-to-day variations or the relationship between bowel symptoms and stool form. AIM To assess bowel habits by daily diaries in women with and without functional bowel disorders. METHOD From a community-based survey among Olmsted County, MN, women, 278 randomly selected subjects were interviewed by a gastroenterologist, who completed a bowel symptom...