Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Outcomes of Hirschsprung’s Disease from the Perspective of Gender
Table 6
Bowel Function Score (BFS). Patients 4 years of age and older. Ranging bowel function from worse to better with a score from 1 to 20 (1: very poor and 20: very good) (%).
Evaluation of bowel control
Score Min: 1 Max: 20
Boys
Girls
Ability to hold back defecation
(i) Always
3
4 (16)
4 (44)
0.21
(ii) Problems < 1/week
2
12 (48)
2 (22)
(iii) Weekly problems
1
7 (28)
2 (22)
(iv) No voluntary control
0
2 (8)
1 (11)
Feels/reports the urge to defecate
(i) Always
3
1 (4)
4 (44)
0.24
(ii) Most of the time
2
11 (44)
0 (0)
(iii) Uncertain
1
11 (44)
4 (44)
(iv) Absent
0
2 (89)
1 (11)
Frequency of defecation
(i) Every other day to twice a day
2
9 (36)
7 (78)
0.03
(ii) More often
1
15 (60)
2 (22)
(iii) Less often
1
1 (4)
0 (0)
Soiling
(i) Never
3
0 (0)
1 (11)
0.34
(ii) Staining < 1/week, no change of underwear required
2
11 (44)
3 (33)
(iii) Frequent staining, change of underwear often required
1
9 (36)
4 (44)
(iv) Daily soiling, requires protective aids
0
5 (20)
1 (11)
Faecal accidents
(i) Never
3
9 (36)
6 (67)
0.15
(ii) Fewer 1/week
2
9 (36)
1 (11)
(iii) Weekly, requires protective aids
1
5 (20)
1 (11)
(iv) Daily, requires protective aids day and night
