Table 4.
Bowel habit questionnaires
| (A) Used in the long-term extension study (all questions refer to the 2 weeks preceding the visit) |
| On how many days did you open your bowels? |
| On days you opened your bowels how many times did you go to the toilet? |
| How many days were your bowel movements hard and/or lumpy? |
| How many days did you have to strain to open bowels? |
| How many days did you feel your bowels were not fully emptied after a visit to the lavatory? |
| How many days did you feel your bowel habits affected your life? |
| If your bowel habits affected your life, overall how much was this effect? |
| (B) Phase IV study in patients ≥65 years of age |
| Q1: Did you have to strain to move your bowels? |
| No |
| Yes |
| Q2: If yes, how much straining did you have to do? (if no, skip question) |
| Acceptable straining |
| Too much straining |
| Q3: What was the usual consistency of your bowel movements? (choose one) |
| Separate hard lumps, like nuts (hard to pass) |
| Sausage shaped but lumpy |
| Like a sausage but with cracks on its surface |
| Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft |
| Soft blobs with clear cut edges (passed easily) |
| Fluffy pieces with ragged edge, a mushy stool |
| Watery, no solid pieces |
| Q4: How often do you have bowel movements? |
| Less often |
| Unchanged |
| More often |
| Q5: Do you still: (check one) |
| Move your bowels every day |
| Move your bowels every other day |
| Move your bowels 2 or less times per week |
| Other |
| Q6: Have you had to strain to move your bowels? |
| No |
| Yes |
| Q7: If yes, how much straining have you had to do? (if no, skip question) |
| Acceptable straining |
| Too much straining |
| Q8: What has been the usual consistency of your bowel movements? (choose one) |
| Separate hard lumps, like nuts (hard to pass) |
| Sausage shaped but lumpy |
| Like a sausage but with cracks on its surface |
| Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft |
| Soft blobs with clear cut edges (passed easily) |
| Fluffy pieces with ragged edge, a mushy stool |
| Watery, no solid pieces |
| Q9: Has the change in your bowel habits affected or interfered with your life in general? (check one) |
| Yes, in a bad way |
| Not at all |
| Yes, in a good way |
| Q10: How much has the change in your bowel habits affected or interfered with your life in general? (check one) |
| Very little |
| Moderately |
| Quite a lot |
| Very much |