rome_iv_fecal_incontinence: Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for Fecal Incontinence

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Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for Fecal Incontinence

Description

Evaluates the Rome IV criteria for the diagnosis of Fecal Incontinence. Diagnosis requires the recurrent uncontrolled passage of fecal material in an individual with a developmental age of at least 4 years, with symptom onset at least 6 months prior and active symptoms for the last 3 months, after excluding organic causes.

Usage

rome_iv_fecal_incontinence(recurrent_uncontrolled_passage, developmental_age_ge_4,
                           symptom_onset_ge_6mo, active_symptoms_3mo,
                           organic_causes_excluded)

Arguments

recurrent_uncontrolled_passage	Numeric (0 or 1). Is there recurrent uncontrolled passage of fecal material? (1 = Yes).
developmental_age_ge_4	Numeric (0 or 1). Is the individual's developmental age at least 4 years? (1 = Yes).
symptom_onset_ge_6mo	Numeric (0 or 1). Did symptoms begin at least 6 months ago? (1 = Yes).
active_symptoms_3mo	Numeric (0 or 1). Have criteria been fulfilled for the last 3 months? (1 = Yes).
organic_causes_excluded	Numeric (0 or 1). Have structural or other organic causes been excluded by appropriate medical evaluation? (1 = Yes).

Value

A list containing:

Diagnosis

"Criteria Met for Fecal Incontinence" or "Criteria Not Met".

References

Rao SS, Bharucha AE, Chiarioni G, et al. Anorectal Disorders. Gastroenterology. 2016;150:1430-1442. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2016.02.009

Examples

# Example 1: Criteria Met
# Recurrent passage, Age 45, Duration met, Organic causes ruled out
rome_iv_fecal_incontinence(1, 1, 1, 1, 1)

# Example 2: Not Met (Duration too short)
# Recurrent passage, Age 45, Onset 1 month ago (0)
rome_iv_fecal_incontinence(1, 1, 0, 1, 1)

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