Since it can be hard to state what is normal and what is abnormal some health professionals use a scale to classify the type of stool passed.
Printable stool diary template. Download free version pdf format download editable version for 3 99 word format. H hard s soft d diarrhea s 4 for type numbered 1 to 7 you can also use the bristol stool chart on back of page x checked with client and no b m. Entirely liquid choc children s. At the end of every day check to make sure no poos were forgotten.
Fill this out as soon as you experience symptoms. Bowel movement record name. Type 1 has spent the longest time in the bowel and type 7 the least time. Normal watery loose hard difficult to.
A normal stool should be a type 3 or 4 and depending on the normal bowel habits of the individual should be passed once every one to three days. Stool appearance along with defecation pain or difficulty can be tracked in this stool diary that corresponds with medication and diet changes. 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm. Sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday food drink note the time and the food and drink consumed discomfort pain note the time and intensity of the pain 0 no pain 10 worst possible pain bowel movement note the time and consistency of the stool.
Write in whatever laxatives have been taken that day including the dose. Stool type use the bristol stool form scale on next page record any accidents leakage. An irritable bowel syndrome symptom journal can help you and your doctor figure out what triggers your ibs and how to deal with those triggers. This helps assess how long the stool has spent in the bowel.
This helps assess how long the stool has spent in the bowel. Nuts type 2 type 3 type 4 sausage shaped but lumpy like a sausage but with cracks on its surface like a sausage or snake smooth and soft type 5 soft blobs with clear cut edges type 6 type 7 passed easily fluffy pieces with raged edges a mushy stool watery no solid pieces. Bristol stool form scale. Bristol stool chart type i.
A scale to classify the type of stool passed. Mushy stool type 7 watery no solid pieces entirely liquid when you have a bowel movement place the number that best characterizes your stool type in the appropriate place in the table. Record the amounts of stool passed as small medium large etc. L large m medium sm small e g large soft stool and 3type or.