Table 7.

Evolution of stool consistency according to the Bristol stool scale

	Before challenge	At inclusion	1 month	3 months	6 months
Type 1 or 2: separate hard lumps, like nuts (hard to pass), or sausage-shaped, but lumpy	11 (28.9 %)	9 (23.7 %)	3 (7.9 %)	2 (5.6 %)	0 (0 %)
Type 3 or 4: like a sausage or snake smooth and soft	5 (13.2 %)	2 (5.3 %)	20 (52.6 %)	21 (58.3 %)	28 (77.8 %)
Type 5: soft blobs with clear cut edges (passes easily)	9 (23.7 %)	4 (10.5 %)	4 (10.5 %)	8 (22.2 %)	5 (13.9 %)
Type 6: fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool	9 (23.7 %)	11 (28.9 %)	10 (26.3 %)	5 (13.9 %)	2 (5.6 %)
Type 7: watery, no solid pieces, or entirely liquid	4 (10.5 %)	12 (31.6 %)	1 (2.6 %)	0 (0 %)	1 (2.8 %)