In the last 3 months, how often did you have discomfort or pain anywhere in your abdomen? (If your answer is NEVER, please skip to Question7.)
All the time 3
Most of the time 2
Sometimes 1
Never 0
Have you had this discomfort or pain for 6 months or longer?
No 0
Yes 1
Longer than 12 months 2
(Women Only) Did this discomfort or pain occur only near or during your menstrual period and not at other times?
Yes 0
No 1
How often did this discomfort or pain get better or stop after you had a bowel movement?
Never 0
Sometimes 1
Most of the time 2
When this discomfort or pain started, were your stools looser?
No 0
Yes 1
When this discomfort or pain started, were your stools harder?
No 0
Yes 1
Within the past 12 months prior to the onset of your symptoms, did you have gastroenteritis (ie. food poisoning, vomiting & diarrhea, traveller’s diarrhea)?
No 0
Yes 2
In the last 3 months, how often did you have hard, lumpy stool?
Never 0
Sometimes 1
Most of the time 2
In the last 3 months, how often did you have loose, watery stool?
Never 0
Sometimes 1
Most of the time 2
In the last 3 months, how often did you have difficulty having a bowel movement (straining, feeling that you have not finished)?
Never 0
Sometimes 1
Most of the time 2
In the last 3 months, how often did you feel bloated after meals?
Never 0
Sometimes 1
Most of the time 2
In the last 3 months, how often did you belch, especially after meals?
Never 0
Sometimes 1
Most of the time 2
In the last 3 months, how often did you feel that you had a problem with passing too much gas?
Never 0
Sometimes 1
Most of the time 2
How often did you have gastroesophageal acid reflux (GERD)?
Never 0
Sometimes 1
Most of the time 2
How often did you have steatorrhea (fatty stool – pale, bulky, foul-smelled, floating)?
Never 0
Sometimes 1
Most of the time 2
Were you on any of the following medications: proton pump inhibitor, opioids, and or NSAIDs?
No 0
Yes 2
Did soluble fiber/prebiotics intake worsen your GI symptoms?
No 0
Yes 2
If you had been on antibiotics recently lately, did it help improve your GI symptoms?
No 0
Yes 1
Have you been diagnosed with rosacea/acne rosacea?
No 0
Yes 2
Have you been diagnosed with Celiac disease or Inflammatory Bowel Disease (UC & Crohn’s)?
No 0
Yes 1
Do you have skin rashes, such as eczema and psoriasis?
No 0
Yes 1
SCORING: Add up total scores:
Score 23-29: you are likely suffering from SIBO
Score 13-22: you may be suffering from SIBO, but other conditions are also possible
Score <13: your symptoms may not be due to SIBO, and other conditions should be considered.