Garidisan: Improving the Quality of Ulcer Healing in Rats with Ulcerative Colitis

Table 1

Scoring of disease activity index.

Weight loss (%)	Stool consistency	Occult/gross bleeding	Score
Normal	Normal	Normal	0
1∼5			1
5∼10	Loose stools	Hemoccult+	2
10∼20			3
>20	Diarrhea	Gross bleeding	4

Note. Normal stools = well-formed pellets, loose stools = pasty and semiformed stools which do not stick to the anus, and diarrhea = liquid stools that stick to the anus.