Quantifying Liver Stagnation Spleen Deficiency Pattern for Diarrhea Predominate Irritable Bowel Syndromes Using Multidimensional Analysis Methods

Table 1

Scale for assessment of liver stagnation spleen deficiency pattern of diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome.

Content	Definitions of item categories
	0	1	2	3
(1) Irritability and susceptibility to rage	Negative	Slightly	Moderately	Severely
(2) Depression	Negative	Slightly	Moderately	Severely
(3) Discomfort aggravated by mental disorders	Negative	Slightly	Moderately	Severely
(4) Sensation of contracture of the lower abdomen	Negative	Slightly	Moderately	Severely
(5) Sigh	Negative	Occasionally	Sometimes	Always
(6) Gastrointestinal rumbling	Negative	Occasionally	Sometimes	Always
(7) Intestinal flatus from anus	Negative	Slightly	Moderately	Severely
(8) Anorexia	Negative	Slightly	Moderately	Severely
(9) Discomforts alleviated after defecation	Negative	Slightly	Moderately	Always