Semiquantitative Assessment of Bowel Habits and Its Relation with Calcium Metabolism after Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Retrospective Study
Table 3
(a) Changes of bowel habits according to frequency and consistency scores before and after gastric bypass surgery
Time
Baseline
12 mo.
Baseline
12 mo.
frequency
frequency
consistency
frequency
Patient no.
103
103
103
103
Frequency/ Consistency
<2 per week/ constipated
9
6
12
8
3 times per week/firm
23
19
26
14
1 day/normal
55
44
62
48
2 per day/solid to watery
13
19
2
27
>2 per day/liquid
3
15
1
6
Number of patients with frequency and consistency scores ranging from 1 to 5 points.
(b) Fecal scores before and after gastric bypass surgery
Fecal score
Baseline
12 Months
2
7
8
3
4
8
4
12
17
5
29
27
6
39
17
7
8
12
8
4
9
9
0
4
10
0
1
Fecal scores are the summation of stool frequency and consistency ranging from 2 to 10 points and disclosed a significant increase post surgery (γ 2-test: ).
