Method and Device for the Assessment of Bowel Function

Method for assessing bowel function in a patient or another member of the human population, comprising

• providing the patient with a numeric analog scale for at least one parameter which is associated with bowel function;
• causing the patient to indicate on the numeric analog scale the amount or intensity of the parameter being experienced;
• and
• observing the amount or intensity of the at least one parameter indicated on the numeric analog scale in order to assess bowel function.

A device for assessing bowel function in a patient, the device comprising

• a display unit for providing a numeric analog scale for at least one parameter which is associated with bowel function of a patient;
• a receiving unit adapted to receive an amount or intensity of the at least one parameter indicated by the patient on the numeric analog scale;
• and
• an interface unit adapted to provide the amount or intensity of the at least one parameter indicated on the numeric analog scale in order to assess bowel function.

A computer-readable medium, in which a computer program of assessing bowel function in a patient is stored which, when being executed by a processor, is adapted to control or carry out the following method steps

• providing the patient with a numeric analog scale for at least one parameter which is associated with bowel function;
• causing the patient to indicate on the numeric analog scale the amount or intensity of the parameter being experienced;
• and
• observing the amount or intensity of the at least one parameter indicated on the numeric analog scale in order to assess bowel function.