Research Article
Multiple Mechanisms of Flaxseed: Effectiveness in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Table 1
Disease activity index (DAI) scoring criteria.
| Parameter | Scoring criteria |
| Weight loss | 1–5%, 6–10%, 11–20%, > 21% = 0, 1, 2, 3 | Stool | Normal, soft but still formed, very soft, diarrhoea = 0, 1, 2, 3 | Bleed/occult | Normal, hemoccult positive, blood traces in stool visible, gross bleeding = 0, 1, 2, 3 | DAI | (Weight loss + stool consistency + rectal bleeding)/3 |
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