Table 2. Vaizey questionnaire.

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Weekly	Daily
Incontinence for solid stool	0	1	2	3	4
Incontinence for liquid stool	0	1	2	3	4
Incontinence for gas	0	1	2	3	4
Alteration to lifestyle	0	1	2	3	4
		No		Yes
Need to wear a pad or plug		0		2
Taking constipating medicines		0		2
Lack of ability to defer defecation for 15 min		0		4

Never=no episodes in past 4 weeks;

Rarely=1 episode in past 4 weeks;

Sometimes=>1 episode in past 4 weeks but <1 a week;

Weekly=1 or more episodes a week but <1 a day;

Daily=1 or more episodes a day;

Minimum score=0=perfect continence;

Maximum score=24=total incontinence.