Table 3.

Frequency (days/week) of anorectal symptoms self-reported by the SSc patients. BM: bowel movement.

	Hard stools	Incomplete BM	PR bleeding	Rectal fullness after BM	Stool incontinence	Total anorectal symptom score
Patient 1	0	0	3	0	0	3
Patient 2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Patient 3	0	0	0	0	3	3
Patient 4	0	1	0	1	0	2
Patient 5	0	1	4	0	0	5
Patient 6	5	1	0	1	0	7
Patient 7	7	1	0	1	2	11
Patient 8	1	0	0	0	0	1