Bristol Stool Scale

Overview

The Bristol Stool Form Scale or Bristol Stool Chart is a classification of the form, that is appearance in a toilet, of human feces into seven groups. It was developed by Dr. K. Hering at the University of Bristol and was first published in the British Medical Journal in 1990.^[1] The form of the stool depends on the time it spends in the colon.^[1]

Chart contents

Types 1 and 2 indicate constipation, types 3 and 4 are usually the most comfortable to pass, types 5-6 tend to be associated with urgency and type 7 is diarrhea. ^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Lewis SJ, Heaton KW (1997). “Stool form scale as a useful guide to intestinal transit time”. Scand. J. Gastroenterol. 32 (9): 920–4. PMID 9299672.
↑ ““Constipation Management and Nurse Prescribing: The importance of developing a concordant approach““ (PDF). Retrieved 2006-11-06.

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[multiple-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Lewis SJ, Heaton KW (1997). “Stool form scale as a useful guide to intestinal transit time”. Scand. J. Gastroenterol. 32 (9): 920–4. PMID 9299672.

[2] ““Constipation Management and Nurse Prescribing: The importance of developing a concordant approach““ (PDF). Retrieved 2006-11-06.

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Bristol Stool Scale

Overview

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