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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Mar 13.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Sep 12;70(1):90–95. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.05.057

Table 2.

EPIC Bowel Domain Questions

How often have you had rectal urgency (felt like you had to pass stool, but did nothing) during the past 4 weeks?
How often have you had uncontrolled leakage of stool or feces during the past 4 weeks?
How often have you had stools (bowel movements) that were loose or liquid (no form, watery, mushy) during the past 4 weeks?
How often have you had bloody stools during the past 4 weeks?
How often have your bowel movements been painful during the past 4 weeks?
How many bowel movements have you had on a typical day during the past 4 weeks?
How often have you had cramping pain in your abdomen, pelvis or rectum during the past 4 weeks?
How big a problem, if any, has each of the following been for you?
  1. Urgency to have a bowel movement

  2. Increased frequency of bowel movements

  3. Watery bowel movement

  4. Losing control of your stools

  5. Bloody stools

  6. Abdominal/ pelvic/ rectal pain

Overall, how big a problem have your bowel habits been for you during the past 4 weeks?