Table 4.

The Bristol stool scale.

Grade	The Bristol stool scale	Score
1	The faeces are scattered hard lumps, similar to nuts.	1
2	The faeces are sausage-shaped but lumpy.	2
3	The faeces are sausage-shaped but with cracks on its surface.	3
4	The faeces are sausage-like or snake-like, smooth and soft.	4
5	The faeces are soft mass with clear-cut edges.	5
6	The faeces are fluffy pieces with indistinct edges, a mushy stool.	6
7	The faeces are watery, no solid pieces, completely liquid.	7