ICD-11 classes
13 Diseases of the digestive system
Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the digestive...
Symptoms or signs involving the digestive system or abdomen
Symptoms related to the lower gastrointestinal tract or...
ME05 — Change in bowel habit

ICD-11 ME05 — Change in bowel habit

Bowel habits are the time, size, amount, consistency and frequency of bowel movements throughout the day. A change in bowel habits is any alteration in regular bowel habits.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

Diagnosis with code ME05 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses:

1. ME05.0 — Constipation
2. ME05.1 — Diarrhoea
   It contains 1 clarifying diagnosis.
3. ME05.Z — Other and unspecified change in bowel habit

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Symptoms related to the lower gastrointestinal tract or abdomen #24542
• Change in bowel habit #24554