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. 2011 Oct;25(Suppl B):7B–10B.

TABLE 3.

Bristol Stool Scale

Type Description
1 Separate hard lumps, similar to nuts (difficult to pass)
2 Sausage shaped but lumpy
3 Like a sausage but with cracks on its surface
4 Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft
5 Soft blobs with clear cut edges (passed easily)
6 Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool
7 Watery, no solid pieces, entirely liquid

Data adapted from reference 28