Garg incontinence scores: New scoring system on the horizon to evaluate fecal incontinence. Will it make a difference?

ABSTRACT: The main aim of this opinion review is to comment on the recent article published by Garg et al in the World Journal of Gastroenterology 2023; 29: 4593-4603. The authors in the published article developed a new scoring system, Garg incontinence scores (GIS), for fecal incontinence (FI). FI is a chronic debilitating disease that has a severe negative impact on the quality of life of the patients. Rome IV criteria define FI as multiple episodes of solid or liquid stool passed into the clothes at least twice a month. The associated social stigmatization often leads to significant under-reporting of the condition, which further impairs management. An important point is that the complexity and vagueness of the disease make it difficult for the patients to properly define and repor

SUBMITTER: Tsarkov P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835531 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature