Bristol stool scale

The Bristol stool scale describes stool form, which reflects colonic transit time. It is used in the Rome IV subtypes of IBS. A printable image is on the images page.

Stool form

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Bristol stool scale, types 1 to 7

Reference

Lewis SJ, Heaton KW. Stool form scale as a useful guide to intestinal transit time. Scand J Gastroenterol. 1997;32(9):920-924.