Bristol stool form scale
Gastroenterology and hepatology
Also known as: Bristol stool chart · Bristol-Stuhlformen-Skala · Bristol dışkı skalası
What it is for
Seven-type picture scale of stool form, used as a guide to intestinal transit time and to describe bowel habit (e.g. for subtyping irritable bowel syndrome).
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Type 1 | separate hard lumps, like nuts |
| Type 2 | sausage-shaped but lumpy |
| Type 3 | like a sausage but with cracks on the surface |
| Type 4 | like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft |
| Type 5 | soft blobs with clear-cut edges |
| Type 6 | fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool |
| Type 7 | watery, no solid pieces |
| Use | types 1–2 are hard or lumpy stools and types 6–7 mushy or watery stools in the Rome subtyping of irritable bowel syndrome |
Source
Stool form scale as a useful guide to intestinal transit time
Scand J Gastroenterol 1997;32:920–924 (Lewis SJ, Heaton KW)
DOI: 10.3109/00365529709011203
PMID: 9299672
- Edition
- Bristol stool form scale (Lewis and Heaton 1997), in current use
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