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Bristol Stool Form Chart
The Bristol Stool Form Chart Is A Medical Aid Designed To Classify The Form Of Stool (Poo) Categories. There Are Seven Types Of Stools:
Indicate constipation
TYPE 1
Separate hard lumps, like nuts (hard to pass)
TYPE 2
Sausage-shaped but lumpy
Ideal stools as they are easier to pass
TYPE 3
Like a sausage, but with cracks on the surface
TYPE 4
Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft
May indicate diarrhoea and urgency
TYPE 5
Soft blobs with clear-cut edges
TYPE 6
Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool
TYPE 7