| Type 1 |  |
Separate hard lumps, like nuts (hard to pass) |
| Type 2 |  |
Sausage-shaped but lumpy |
| Type 3 |  |
Like a sausage but with cracks on its surface |
| Type 4 |  |
Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft |
| Type 5 |  |
Soft blobs with clear cut edges (passed easily) |
| Type 6 |  |
Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool |
| Type 7 |  |
Watery, no solid pieces. |
The Bristol Stool Chart is a recognised tool used within health providers across the UK.
A stool between type 3-5 is ideal.
A stool that is type 1-2 indicates constipation. It is important to recognise you can also have type 7 stool with constipation due to overflow diarrhoea.
