Table 3.

Ulcerative colitis disease symptoms in current indices and reported by patient focus groups

Index symptoms not reported by patients (n=11)	Index symptoms endorsed by patients (n=15)	Novel symptoms reported by patients that are not in the current indices (n=14)
Tachycardia	Fever	Flatulence (quantity)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate	Anemia	Flatulence (odor)
Albumin	Abdominal tenderness	Stool mucus
Investigator’s global assessment (well-being)	Endoscopic correlation	Fatigue
Patient’s functional assessment	Anorexia	Cold sweats (chills, shakes)
Pyoderma gangrenosum	Blood in stool/rectal bleeding	Lightheadedness
Erythema nodosum	Abdominal pain	Aching
Uveitis	Stool consistency	Bloating/distention
Iritis	Nausea/vomiting	Anxiety (distance to bathroom, etc.)
Need for antidiarrheals	Cramps	Borborygmi
Arthritis	Daytime bowel movements	Constipation
	Nighttime bowel movements	Skin in bowel movements
	Urgency	Weight loss
	Frequency Incontinence	Insomnia