Table 2 Symptom-based score according to Vandenplas et al. [5]
From: Debates in allergy medicine: food intolerance does not exist
Symptom | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crying | 0–6 | 0: 1 h/day | ||
1: 1–1.5 h/day | ||||
2: 1.5–2 h/day | ||||
3: 2–3 h/day | ||||
4: 3–4 h/day | ||||
5: 4–5 h/day | ||||
6: >5 h/day | ||||
Regurgitation | 0–6 | 0: 0–2 episodes/day | ||
1: ≥3 to ≤5 of small volume | ||||
2: >5 episodes of >1 coffee spoon | ||||
3: >5 episodes of ± half of the feedings in < half of the feedings | ||||
4: continuous regurgitations of small volumes > 30 min after each feeding | ||||
5: regurgitation of half to complete volume of a feeding in at least half of the feedings | ||||
6: regurgitation of the complete volume after each feeding | ||||
Stools (according to Bristol scale) | 0–6 | 4: type 1 and 2 (hard stools)a | ||
0: type 3 and 4 (normal stools) | ||||
2: type 5 (soft stool) | ||||
4: type 6 (liquid stool, if unrelated to infection) | ||||
6: type 7 (watery stools) | ||||
Dermatological symptoms | 0–6 | Atopic eczema | ||
Head–neck–trunk | Arms–hands–legs–feet | |||
Absent | 0 | 0 | ||
Mild | 1 | 1 | ||
Moderate | 2 | 2 | ||
Severe | 3 | 3 | ||
0–6 | Urticaria (no: 0/yes: 6) | |||
Respiratory symptoms | 0–3 | 0: no respiratory symptoms | ||
1: slight symptom | ||||
2: mild symptoms | ||||
3: severe symptoms | ||||