Appendix 1 Main Symptoms and Accessory Symptoms Scoring

Symptoms score
pain 0 : None
1 : Sometimes during a bowel movement
2 : Every time during a bowel movement
3 : Always with moderate pain
4 : Always with severe pain
bleeding 0 : None
1 : Blood on the toilet paper sometimes
2 : Blood on the toilet paper ever time
3 : Pink water in the toilet bowl
4 : Bleeding from the bottom during a bowel movement or anytime
prolapse 0 : None
1 : No prolapse with rectal tenesmus
2 : Prolapse upon bearing down, but spontaneous reduction
3 : Prolapse upon bearing down requiring manual reduction
4 : Prolapse with inability to be manually reduced
itching 0 : None
1 : Sometimes
2 : Always
discharge 0 : None
1 : Sometimes
2 : Always
Total symptom score = (pain score × 1.0) + (bleeding score × 1,0) + (prolapse score × 1.5)
Main symptoms(pain, bleeding, prolapse), Accessory symptoms(itching, discharge)