Skip to main content

Table 2 Rated variables before and after light needling treatment

From: Gastrointestinal symptoms of infantile colic and their change after light needling of acupuncture: a case series study of 913 infants

Variables

Response options

1. Regurgitation

Seldom, Sometimes, Often

2. Belching

Seldom, Sometimes, Often

3. Drooling

Seldom, Sometimes, Often

4. Being inflated in the stomach

Seldom, Sometimes, Often

5. Frequency of defecation

> 8 times/day, 5-8 times/day, 1-4 times/day, < 1 time/day

6. Faecal colour

Green, Yellowish-green, Mustard yellow, Light yellow

7. Faecal consistency

Water-thin like, Mucous like, Gruel like, Tooth paste like