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Table 2 Symptom domains and their frequency and responsiveness to changes in disease activity

From: Identification of symptom domains in ulcerative colitis that occur frequently during flares and are responsive to changes in disease activity

 

Frequent and Responsive Symptoms (n = 13)

Infrequent or Unresponsive Symptoms (n = 15)

Symptom Domains Derived from Common Indices

Loose stools (consistency)

Stool blood

Urgency

Frequency

Nighttime bowel movements

Abdominal pain

Anorexia

Erythema nodosum

Pyoderma gangrenosum

Eye redness/pain

Fever

Use of anti-diarrheals

Incontinence

Nausea

Cramping

Joint pain

Symptom Domains Derived from Focus Groups

Stool mucus

Tenesmus

Difficulty telling liquid or gas from solid stool before evacuation

Rapid post-prandial bowel movements

Loud bowel sounds

Flatulence

Fatigue

Abdominal distension

Light-headedness

Mouth ulcers

Insomnia

Low back pain