Children/adolescents: criteria fulfilled ≥2 months before diagnosis.
The Rome IV — Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a GI & Liver scoring tool used in paediatric practice. Children/adolescents: criteria fulfilled ≥2 months before diagnosis. It scores 5 criteria and interprets the total across 2 bands, so the number always arrives with the severity it implies rather than on its own. In PediAid each criterion is shown as a labelled option with the weight it carries, so the total can be checked rather than taken on trust.
5. They are Abdominal pain at least 4 days per month; Pain related to defaecation; Change in frequency of stool; Change in form (appearance) of stool; In children with constipation, the pain does not resolve when the constipation resolves.
The total is interpreted as: any score - Criteria not met: abdominal pain ≥4 days/month plus at least one associated feature is required; 3 criteria or more - Criteria met: rome IV IBS criteria met - abdominal pain ≥4 days/month associated with defaecation and/or a change in stool frequency or form, for ≥2 months. Specify subtype (IBS-C, IBS-D, IBS-M) using the Bristol stool scale.
No. It is a structured way to record and communicate severity. A clinician concerned about a child should act on that concern regardless of the total.
Diagnosis requires that symptoms cannot be fully explained by another medical condition after appropriate evaluation.
Yes. Score definitions are bundled with the PediAid app, so the score computes without a connection.